Sid Reid

Mr. Sid Reid


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 September 2025 in Drones
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KGKasper Andreas Rømer Grøntved
Kasper Andreas Rømer Grøntved
AJAlejandro Jarabo-Peñas
Alejandro Jarabo-Peñas
SRSid Reid
Sid Reid
EREdouard George Alain Rolland
Edouard George Alain Rolland
MWMatthew Watson
Matthew Watson
Anders Lyhne ChristensenAnders Lyhne Christensen
Anders Lyhne Christensen
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play an increasingly vital role in wilderness search and rescue (SAR) operations by enhancing situational awareness and extending the capabilities of human teams. Yet, a lack of standardized benchmarks has impeded the systematic evaluation of single- and multi-agent path-planning algorithms. This paper introduces an open-source dataset and evaluation framework to address this gap. The framework comprises 60 geospatial scenarios across four distinct European environments, featuring high-resolution probability maps. We present a lost person probabilistic model derived from statistical models of lost person behavior. We provide a suite of tools for evaluating search paths against four baseline methods: Concentric Circles, Pizza Zigzag, Greedy, and Random Exploration, using three quantitative metrics: Accumulated probability of detection, time-discounted probability of detection, and lost person discovery score. We provide an evaluation framework to facilitate the comparative analysis of single- and multi-agent path-planning algorithms, supporting both the baseline methods presented and custom user-defined path generators. By providing a structured and extensible framework, this work establishes a foundation for the rigorous and reproducible assessment of UAV search strategies in complex wilderness environments.