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Kathleen Martin
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The Queensland government has announced that it will invest nearly a million dollars to deliver drones for use in Townsville and Cairns.
The government of the Sunshine State detailed that the drones will initially be trialled in each town for 12 months.
The remotely piloted aircrafts will be integrated with an aerial platform featuring intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, plus AI technologies for tracking vehicles and thermal imaging cameras to locate lost people. Police on the ground will then be able to receive a live feed of images being recorded by the aerial platform.
The drones form part of an expansion of the Queensland Police's air fleet, which will also see the introduction of new helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
"Once again this is the Queensland Police Service looking to always be at the cutting edge and be early-adopters of the latest technologies that may assist their efforts to support community safety," Queensland Police acting chief superintendent Marcus Hill said.
Drone operations in Queensland are not uncommon. Earlier this month, on-demand delivery drone company Wing announced it was expanding its pilot in southeast Queensland by teaming up with KFC to run a trial where its drones will be used to deliver for free a range of Kentucky Fried Chicken menu items to customers in the area.
Continue reading: https://www.zdnet.com/article/queensland-government-expands-police-air-fleet-with-new-drone-trials/
The government of the Sunshine State detailed that the drones will initially be trialled in each town for 12 months.
The remotely piloted aircrafts will be integrated with an aerial platform featuring intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, plus AI technologies for tracking vehicles and thermal imaging cameras to locate lost people. Police on the ground will then be able to receive a live feed of images being recorded by the aerial platform.
The drones form part of an expansion of the Queensland Police's air fleet, which will also see the introduction of new helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
"Once again this is the Queensland Police Service looking to always be at the cutting edge and be early-adopters of the latest technologies that may assist their efforts to support community safety," Queensland Police acting chief superintendent Marcus Hill said.
Drone operations in Queensland are not uncommon. Earlier this month, on-demand delivery drone company Wing announced it was expanding its pilot in southeast Queensland by teaming up with KFC to run a trial where its drones will be used to deliver for free a range of Kentucky Fried Chicken menu items to customers in the area.
Continue reading: https://www.zdnet.com/article/queensland-government-expands-police-air-fleet-with-new-drone-trials/
