December 2025
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
11h 18m
English
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Drones for Transportation Logistics and Disaster Management
by A. Prasanth, Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj, Munish Sabharwal, Vandana Sharma, Seifedine Kadry
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2Challenges of Big Data Implementation in Drone-Based Logistics
Mani Deepak Choudhry1*, M. Sundarrajan2, S. Jeevanandham3 and V. Saravanan4
1Department of Computing Technologies, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankalathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2Department of Networking and Communications, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankalathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3Department of IT, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
4Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Technology, Dambi Dollo University, Dambi Dollo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Abstract
Over the last few years, e-commerce has caused issues in cost-effective last-mile delivery. In response, companies are turning towards autonomous delivery technologies such as drones. Drone delivery platforms are poised to cut shipping costs and transit times by exploiting drones’ applicability beyond current use cases. Additionally, the effect of big data on logistics is evident, as large data sets are employed to increase operational efficiency across the supply chain. This chapter summarizes existing works on logistics support by drones, emphasizing research issues and trends currently and in the future. It focuses on the risks and challenges of drones in logistics networks and provides insights into how Big Data can be optimized. Moreover, practical methods of applying Big Data in logistics are presented. The chapter discusses major issues and briefly sketches new ...
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