Around the Commercial drone industry: license plate recognition, spray drones, powerline inspection.
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Around the Commercial drone industry: license plate recognition, spray drones, powerline inspection. This week's news round up looks at how the Vancouver Police Department is using drones for license plate recognition, a farmer fresh out of college who started a drone spraying business, and how Pacific Gas and Electric is expanding their drone operations for powerline inspections. Drone license plate recognition in Vancouver. Vancouver Police will be the first in Canada to add drones to their live surveillance operations. The police department plans to deploy six drones that will serve as back up for officers who need extra hands immediately. Officer's body cameras will be connected to the drones, and officers can tap their body cameras three times to signal for help from the drone. Additionally, the department will fly over crimes in progress, sending live footage to responding officers and operations center to better inform everyone of the situation as it unfolds. Despite keeping citizens safe, when this kind of news breaks, many worry about their personal privacy with drones flying over head in public and populated areas. Vancouver Police Department stated that the drones will be stationed on rooftops throughout the city and will only record video when being flown by a pilot. Young farmer launches drone spraying business. Over the last few years, spray drones for...
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Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is expanding its drone inspection program to identify potential problems with power lines and equipment before they cause outages.
