Afrikonet Stategic Initiatives
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IoT In a box
Drones for monitoring sectors in cities:
Security and surveillance are one of the biggest growth areas
in the ever-expanding UAV sector. While it's a relatively
recent addition to enterprise toolkits in many industries, the
use of drones to provide aerial assessments of activities on
the ground is actually a return to form for the technology,
which has seen some of its most ambitious development in
defense applications.
The reasons are clear. Aerial vehicles can cover vastly more
terrain than slower, clumsier ground-based surveillance
systems -- which is why they've been a key component of
military and law enforcement applications for decades. But
drones, which are smaller, cheaper, and more efficient than
manned-aircraft like helicopters, have very quickly
democratized access to aerial security and surveillance and
opened up the skies to companies of all sizes across sectors.
The current lineup of security drones reflects the variety of
use cases out there, from fixed-wing models that can cover
large areas quickly to nimble quadcopters that scan
confined perimeters and elaborate structures with a variety
of sensing and monitoring equipment. They were selected
to provide a practical, best-in-class list based on feedback
from users in relevant industries as well as a representative
cross-section of specializations in a fast-growing sector.