Flights over city centre will map the area in detail and help to create a digital twin which can then be used to inform highways surveys and accident response.
Milton Keynes City Council is partnering to trial the use of drones with the aim of transforming the way essential and emergency services are delivered in the future.
Flights over the centre of the UK city will map the area in detail and help to create a digital twin which can then be used to inform highways surveys and accident response.
Smart city infrastructure
Working alongside Cranfield University’s Drone Innovation Hub and Satellite Applications Catapult Westcott DronePort, the city will test and demonstrate how new drone-based services can work as part of Milton Keynes’ existing smart city infrastructure.
The use of drones could help deliver services such as smart traffic monitoring, secure parcel deliveries, remote building inspections and emergency response. Real-time information sharing through drone technologies will allow several services to work together and act faster when responding to incidents.
Integrating ground and air-based services will also reduce carbon emissions, which supports the city council’s climate change commitments.
The 18-month trial, being funded by the UK Government, is designed to test the safety and reliability of using drones to inform future policy direction.
“This is yet another instrumental trial coming to MK to test future technologies,” said cabinet member for economy, sustainability, and innovation, councillor Shanika Mahendran.
“The world is moving fast and I’m proud that we’re leading the way in bringing innovative methods to deliver essential services that our residents and businesses rely on. If the trials are successful, it will also help us meet our climate action ambitions and create new jobs of the future for local people.”
The city council is committed to establishing MK as a testbed for future technologies which helps to unlocks more opportunities to create high-tech jobs for local people.
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Quelle/Source: Smart Cities World, 20.11.2024
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