The Goa police has successfully tested a new system which can live track the current location of unauthorised flying drones, with data which can also be stored for later investigation.
Due to increase in use of unauthorised drones or unmanned aerial vehicles in Goa during heavily crowded events and beach activities, which can be a potential risk to public safety and privacy, the police are geared with a mechanism to track their live current location.
The Goa police successfully used the Drone Detection System for public safety and privacy during New Year’s Eve, said a spokesperson on Monday.
The system was deployed in Baga area of north coastal Goa with Anti Terrorism Squad personnel, under supervision of Superintendent of Police Karthik Kashyap. This system is mobile and works for a 5-km range. It has a public announcement system and can also be used to provide additional safety to VVIP movements and other big events in Goa.
This mechanism can be used to monitor crowd and vehicular traffic movements, and necessary instructions can be passed to the ground staff.
This new system will put a hold on unauthorised and unsafe use of drones and add to the safety and privacy of visiting tourists. The system was developed by Bengaluru-based startup IIO Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in association with DJI and L3 ASA Pvt. Ltd.
