Drones and the use of drones in the fight against COVID-19 in Poland
2020-05-14
The use of drones in the fight against COVID-19 in Poland was a matter of time. Poland is one of the first countries in the world to legally regulate the BSP (unmanned aerial vehicle) market. Drones in Poland enjoy great and growing popularity. According to data as of February 2019, published in the Unmanned Aircraft Market White Paper, there were then in the Polish airspace about. 100k. drones, and 10,000 drone operators were certified. people. Airborne drone support capabilities in Poland are impressive.
Use of drones in the fight against COVID-19 in Poland
Transporting samples and tests to COVID-19 by drone
By using Europe's first drone flight coordination system, PansaUTM, 29.04.2020 r. for the first time in Poland, a drone was used to transport samples for coronavirus testing. The PansaUTM system enabled the preparation and analysis of the flight route from the MSWiA hospital to the UCK WUM Central Clinical Hospital in Warsaw. The successfully completed flight confirms the smooth operation of the system, which enables the management of BSP flights in Poland and the continued use of drones in the fight against COVID-19.
The Hermes drone was used for this task, with the first tests taking place in November 2019. The main use of the drone from the very beginning was to transport medical shipments. It is now expected to relieve the burden on ambulances - swabs of which there are only 150 in Poland.Read more about Hermes' first flight with samples for research here.
Presentation of Hermes - a drone to combat COVID-19 in Poland:
In Poland, a solution was used spartaqs - drones capable of carrying 15 liters of disinfectant liquid on board. These drones are also equipped with a UV emitter, which will eliminate viruses and bacteria.
We remind you of the article on drone applications in uniformed services.
The Polish Air Navigation Agency also encourages individuals who are certified as drone operators to come forward to help. The drones patrol the streets and places of public use and provide information to officers about the location of people who violate the rules of isolation and disobey the ban on assembly. Even models can already be used for this task Mavic Mini or Mavic Air, which, although they are typically consumer drones, capture high-resolution footage.
Police officers and medical services using a drone. Source.
The following are often mentioned DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise in the basic version and in the Dual Flir with thermal imaging. In Poland, you can find information regarding Esculape drones, which have the ability to detect people with fever from as close as 100 meters away. They also detect behaviors such as coughing or sneezing and are equipped with speakers to provide warning messages.
The Hermes drone was used for this task, with the first tests taking place in November 2019. The main use of the drone from the very beginning was to transport medical shipments. It is now expected to relieve the burden on ambulances - swabs of which there are only 150 in Poland.Read more about Hermes' first flight with samples for research here.
Presentation of Hermes - a drone to combat COVID-19 in Poland:
Disinfection of bus stops using drones
Since May, as a result of cooperation between the Civil Aviation Authority and the city authorities, a project to disinfect public transport stops using drones has been launched. We have written about a similar use of drones regarding the use of drones in agriculture here. The flagship model for this type of task is Agras and it was he who was used m.in. in China for this task.In Poland, a solution was used spartaqs - drones capable of carrying 15 liters of disinfectant liquid on board. These drones are also equipped with a UV emitter, which will eliminate viruses and bacteria.
Support of law enforcement and emergency services
Public use facilities in Poland are constantly supervised by police services. Increasingly, they are using drones to do so so in order to monitor whether the restrictions associated with the coronavirus outbreak are being observed.We remind you of the article on drone applications in uniformed services.
The Polish Air Navigation Agency also encourages individuals who are certified as drone operators to come forward to help. The drones patrol the streets and places of public use and provide information to officers about the location of people who violate the rules of isolation and disobey the ban on assembly. Even models can already be used for this task Mavic Mini or Mavic Air, which, although they are typically consumer drones, capture high-resolution footage.
Police officers and medical services using a drone. Source.
Thermal and speaker drones
In China, Spain and France, drones have been used to patrol the streets since February (read about it here here). Most exciting are drones equipped with a thermal imaging camera, which are used to measure the temperature of passersby on the streets, and drones with a loudspeaker.The following are often mentioned DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise in the basic version and in the Dual Flir with thermal imaging. In Poland, you can find information regarding Esculape drones, which have the ability to detect people with fever from as close as 100 meters away. They also detect behaviors such as coughing or sneezing and are equipped with speakers to provide warning messages.
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