WiSARD: A Labeled Visual and Thermal Image Dataset for Wilderness Search and Rescue

Daniel Broyles,Christopher R. Hayner,Karen Leung,Daniel Broyles,Christopher R. Hayner,Karen Leung

Sensor-equipped unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential to help reduce search times and alleviate safety risks for first responders carrying out Wilderness Search and Rescue (WiSAR) operations, the process of finding and rescuing person(s) lost in wilderness areas. Unfortunately, visual sensors alone do not address the need for robustness across all the possible terrains, weather, and...