Cape Town wants to use drones to fight crime

The City of Cape Town plans to be the first municipality in South Africa to use drones to fight crime.

Speaking to the Weekend Argus, mayoral committee member JP Smith said that the city has already sent staff for training but was still waiting for official approval for the use of drones from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

“To our knowledge, there are no other municipalities in the country that are using drones or investigating the use of drones. Cape Town would be one of the first municipalities to undertake such an initiative,” he said.

While the city will be limited by regulations as to where and when it may fly drones, it indicated that it plans to use the drones in areas such as Philippi where there have been multiple cases of cable theft.

Security estates

While Cape Town may be the first municipality to use drones for security purposes, a number of private security estates around the country are already using drones to keep their perimeters secure.

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Middle schoolers already learning how to fly drones

BY TIANA HEADLEY
MIAMI HERALD/TNS

MIAMI – Whirring sounds accompanied by the laughs and shrieks of kids filled the air as a drone flew overhead.

Nearly 10 years ago, only the military or police had this technology.

Recently, students in the After-School All-Stars (ASAS) summer camp at Ruben Dario Middle School, flew mini-drones through hula hoops and over their school’s roof as part of a program called Discover Drones.

Since June 10, more than 60 students have learned how to operate a drone and navigate obstacles through computer software. The kids built their own drones and flew mini ones for the first time in the school’s recess court.

Tech exposure

The program is a collaboration between ASAS South Florida and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), which aims to expose youth to the world of innovation through technology.

Students at Andover Middle School in Opa-locka and North Dade Middle School in Miami Gardens also tested the program.

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New Mexico DHSEM Launches Drone Program

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 2, 2019 – 9:09am

NM DHSEM Cabinet Secretary Jackie Lindsey signs the fuselage of the agency’s new drone representing the ceremonial start of its new drone program. Courtesy photo

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ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s (NM DHSEM) Executive Team signed the fuselage of its new drone Wednesday representing the ceremonial start of its drone program.
DHSEM has acquired two unmanned aircraft systems that will be used throughout New Mexico to support all aspects of Homeland Security and Emergency Management including risk emergency mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Specifically, these drones will be able to fly in excess of 10,000 feet to identify the scope of large incidents on the ground, such as wildfires, floods, pre-event mapping, humanitarian support and locating migrants transiting open stretches of desert. Its’ response mission also will support public safety sear..

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Survey of India signs MoU with Maharashtra govt to map 40,000 villages using drones

Survey of India signs MoU with Maharashtra govt to map 40,000 villages using dronesMaharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the 'Drone based Mapping Project'.ET Bureau|Aug 02, 2019, 01.31 PM ISTBCCLThis large scale mapping project is being carried out by Survey of India, ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India for Dept of Revenue and Land Records.PUNE: Maharashtra government has decided to use drones for mapping of 40,000 villages in the state. The revenue department of the state government has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Survey of India, the national mapping agency of the country under the Min of Science & Technology.

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the 'Drone based Mapping Project' being carried out by Survey of India at Nimgaon Korhale in Ahmednagar district this week. Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare Pankaja Munde; Surveyor General of India Lt Gen Girish Kuma..

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Drone Infrastructure Flying Through Critical Urban Testing

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Drone Infrastructure Flying Through Critical Urban Testing

By Noah Glick
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A drone sits in an empty dirt lot, waiting for a nearby drone pilot to begin its flight. The drone will fly beyond where the pilot can see to another lot two blocks away.

Originally published on August 1, 2019 6:31 am These days, drones are everywhere–from the ones you can buy at your local Costco to news drones giving birds' eye views of sporting events. Soon, you'll even be able to get your Amazon deliveries with the company's “Prime Air” drone fleet.
So, how are we going to stop all of these flying machines from flying into each other? That's what I'm here to find out.

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Drone delivery company confident of taking flight in Queensland

AdvertisementA Google-backed drone delivery company is confident it will be welcomed by south-east Queensland residents, after hitting some turbulence in its previous Australian rollout.
Wing is looking to set up operations in Logan with a proposed fleet of about 30 drones initially servicing the suburbs of Crestmead and Marsden.
Phil Swinsburg, Wing’s global head of flight operations, said they hoped to eventually expand to all of Logan and from there to other cities in south-east Queensland.
Wing's fleet of delivery drones are set to take to the skies of Logan, pending approval from CASA.
“The southern part of [greater] Brisbane is one of the fastest-developing areas in the country, and we want to offer a service that can complement the expanding nature of those suburbs,” Mr Swinsburg said.
AdvertisementThe Logan rollout is yet to receive approval from the Civil Aviation and Safety Authority, which in April gave the green light to the company to begin operations in Canberra.
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