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Development Potential of UAV Operations in Croatia

The industry of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is a fast growing market with an increasing number of users, providing the technology of “door-to-door” transport. The paper elaborates the possibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for the purpose of supplying the Adriatic islands and the coastal areas with medicines and medical equipment, transplants and urgent postal packages. Croatia has 47 inhabited islands, of which only 16 have medical pharmacies. The optimal characteristics of drones have been analyzed for the Adriatic islands as well as the criteria of locating and sizing the potential medical centers regarding the island population, the deployment of the island and tourist capacities. Drones are favorable means of linking the continental and island medical centers for the purpose of delivering medical equipment and medicines. In elaboration of the insufficient transport links of the islands and the mainland, as a possible functional solution a model of UAV has been proposed, which meets the environmental, economic and social requirements. The exploitation advantages and shortcomings of UAV have been analyzed in relation to the helicopter and sea-going vessels.

air transport, unmanned aerial vehicle, supply of remote areas, emergency medical service, Adriatic islands and coastal areas

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