Complementarity, Interoperability, and Level of Integration of Humanitarian Drones with Emerging Digital Technologies: A State-of-the-Art Systematic Literature Review of Mathematical Models

Aretoulaki, Eleni; Ponis, Stavros T.; Plakas, George

dc.contributor.author	Aretoulaki, Eleni
dc.contributor.author	Ponis, Stavros T.
dc.contributor.author	Plakas, George
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-21T14:56:50Z
dc.identifier.issn	2504-446X	el
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/59030
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.26726
dc.relation	eu-repo/grantAgreement/Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation/3rd Call for HFRI Ph.D. Fellowships/5910	el
dc.rights	Default License
dc.subject	Humanitarian Logistics	en
dc.subject	Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	en
dc.subject	Disaster Management	en
dc.subject	Internet of Things	en
dc.title	Complementarity, Interoperability, and Level of Integration of Humanitarian Drones with Emerging Digital Technologies: A State-of-the-Art Systematic Literature Review of Mathematical Models	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Logistics & Supply Chain Management	en
heal.dateAvailable	2025-03-20T22:00:00Z
heal.language	en
heal.access	embargo
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2023-05-04
heal.bibliographicCitation	Aretoulaki, E., Ponis, S. T., & Plakas, G. (2023). Complementarity, interoperability, and level of integration of humanitarian drones with emerging digital technologies: A state-of-the-art systematic literature review of mathematical models. Drones, 7(5), 301.	en
heal.abstract	The adoption of drones and other emerging digital technologies (DTs) has proven essential in revolutionizing humanitarian logistics as standalone solutions. However, the interoperability of humanitarian drones with other DTs has not yet been explored. In this study, we performed a systematic literature review to attempt to fill this gap by evaluating 101 mathematical models collected from Scopus. After conducting a descriptive analysis to identify the trends of publications in terms of year, type, source, and country of origin, a content analysis ensued to investigate the complementarity, interoperability, and level of integration of humanitarian drones with eight DTs. Next, we researched how these DTs can help drones exploit their capabilities to their full potential and facilitate the various drone operations deployed across different disaster scenarios, types, and stages. Last, the solving approaches employed by the models were examined. Overall, we shifted our research focus toward several overlooked aspects in the literature and identified multiple challenges needing to be addressed. Our work resulted in the formulation of a holistic framework aiming to standardize the cooperative utilization of DTs during the execution of humanitarian drone operations, so as to enhance their real-life application and scalability.	en
heal.sponsor	This study was supported by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) under the 3rd Call for HFRI Ph.D. Fellowships (Fellowship Number: 5910).	en
heal.publisher	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute	en
heal.journalName	Drones	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7050301	el