Westport authorities are going to be checking a “pandemic drone” that can monitor people’s temperatures from 190 feet away and spot sneezing, coughing and heart and breathing rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Westport police said they are dealing with Draganfly, a drone business, to test technology in an effort to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.
A news release.
from Draganfly stated the pandemic drone will be geared up with a specialized.
sensing unit and computer system vision systems that can show fever/temperature, heart.
and breathing rates, in addition to identify individuals sneezing and coughing in.
crowds, and any place groups of people might work or congregate.
Local
The state of.
Connecticut has 19,815 validated cases of COVID-19 and 8.320 of those cases have.
been in Fairfield County. Westport has 197 cases.
” Among the major issues for cities and towns like Westport in.
managing and reacting to a pandemic like the COVID-19 virus, is discovering.
who could be contaminated and how widespread the illness has actually spread,” Westport.
Selectman, Jim Marpe said in a statementa. “One way to do this is to look.
for underlying signs. By partnering with Draganfly and the UniSA team led by.
Defence Chair of Sensor Systems Teacher Javaan Chahl, we are able to from another location.
take a look at valuable lifesaving information and much better handle current and future health.
emergency situations.”
Authorities stated the.
goal is to offer better health monitoring support for possible at-risk.
groups, consisting of elders, along with for collecting crowds at beaches, train.
stations, parks and leisure areas, and shopping mall.
Authorities stated the.
drone software uses biometric readings to understand population patterns and.
permits quicker reaction time to ongoing occasions or potential health risks.
The program is.
called the “Flatten the Curve Pilot Program.”
Authorities said it.
will not be used in specific personal backyards and it does not utilize facial.
recognition technology.
” Using drones.
stays a go-to technology for reaching remote locations with little to no workforce.
required. Due to the fact that of this technology, our officers will have the details.
and quality data they require to make the best decision in any given circumstance,” Westport.
Authorities Chief Foti Koskinas said in a press release.
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