Drone Medical Logistics Flight Times in Chinese Hospital

750 valid drone flight records for medical logistics transport between two campuses of Deyang People's Hospital from April 8 to July 30, 2024. It compares drone transport time per unit distance (1.64 ± 0.14 min/km) against road traffic times measured by three navigation apps at nine different time points.

Use Cases

• Compare drone transport time per unit distance against road traffic unit times from Baidu Maps, Amap, and Tencent Map to quantify efficiency gains.
• Analyze the time savings rate of drone logistics, such as the 60.2% savings during the 10:00 peak period recorded by Tencent Map.
• Apply Mann-Whitney U tests and calculate Cliff's Delta effect sizes on the unit time data to statistically validate performance differences.
• Model drone flight stability by examining the standard deviation (0.14 min/km) of the unit time across 750 flights over a consistent 5.95 km distance.

Strengths

• Contains 750 valid drone flight records providing a substantial sample for analysis.
• Includes precise comparative metrics, such as drone unit time (1.64 ± 0.14 min/km) versus app-measured road times (e.g., 2.06 ± 0.12 min/km for Baidu Maps).
• Data covers a specific 5.95 km route over a defined period (April 8 to July 30, 2024), ensuring consistency.
• Statistical analysis (Mann-Whitney U tests, Cliff's Delta) with reported P-values and effect sizes (exceeding 0.75) is included.

Limitations

• The dataset is small in file size (28.3 KB), indicating limited scope and potentially few variables beyond the core comparison.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single hospital route in China, limiting generalizability to other regions or operational models.
• Column names and a full data schema are unknown, which may complicate direct analysis without inspecting the XLSX file.

Provenance

Source

Xingbo Long, via figshare.

Collection Method

Retrospective analysis of collected drone medical logistics transport data between two hospital campuses, compared with road traffic times from three navigation apps.

Time Range

April 8, 2024 to July 30, 2024.

Freshness

Data covers flights through July 30, 2024, and the record was last updated on March 20, 2026.

Geography

Route between two campuses of Deyang People's Hospital, China.