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The survey which began on July 11 is a pilot project to count the free roaming dogs in and around lakes in Bangalore.
The drones were able to capture the images of dogs and successfully identify using artificial intelligence. The data from the drones survey will be analysed in the coming days and will be cross validated with the data collected by the conventional ground survey team, the BBMP said.
The civic body also said if the data from the drone correlates with the ground team, all the safe and open flying spaces in the city will be surveyed with drones in the coming years, as it would be time saving and cost efficient in comparison with the conventional survey methods.
“During the pilot project, the team has identified some challenges in operating drones in urban airspaces with the airspace regulations and safety concerns, but is optimistic that with new indigenous technologies like autonomous drones and access to better onboard camera systems, such operations can be scaled up massively in urban airspaces for a broad range of applications such as disease surveillance, construction inspections, encroachments, disaster management etc.” the statement said.
With inputs from PTI.
