Rijkswaterstaat is the traffic spying with drones

Posted on 26-06-2015 at 18:58 by ricardo – 24 Comments”

Fear not for Orwellian conditions, the extra eyes in the sky, there are traffic jams to fight.

Rijkswaterstaat has started today with a trial in which drones are used to traffic jams to fight. No, no killers are drones the size of a F16, but that quadcopers with a camera underneath. These are the air sent into Zealand, around the access roads in the direction of Concert at Sea, where the traditionally very busy. There are a total of three RWS-teams with each a drone, which they from forty locations in South-Holland and Zeeland can take off and land to make images of the traffic.

This provides up-to-date traffic information, and images, on the basis of which the traffic centre in Rhoon highways inspectors to be able to control and diversions can bet. Certainly in Zealand useful, where the roads have not yet volhangen with meegluurcamera. The dronepiloten must abide by the rules. They may not be higher than 120 metres fly and not within 150 metres of the road, to encourage drivers not to distract.

If the spying of movement a success appears, will Rijkswaterstaat consider them more likely to convert and equip it with a kentekenchipscanner.

What’s next: no more in the file thanks to the privédrone?