Drones are a promising option for the security and monitoring sector.
(ANSA) – Originally created for military purposes, drones can now be used in various areas, such as security and monitoring. The equipment arrived in Brazil in mid-2013 and, according to data from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), 62,000 drones are already registered in the country – the sector expects this number to increase in the future.
In the security field, drones have been used to try to make operations faster and more efficient, since unmanned aircraft can monitor large and hard-to-reach areas.
Furthermore, some equipment can even communicate in real time with the monitoring center. In an interview with ANSA, Alexandre Nuevo, CEO of Drone Visual, said that the aircraft have "several advantages" for the security sector and their use reduces the risks to the employees involved, who are exposed less frequently in each operation.
“Drones are electric, they don't pollute, and they're packed with technology, in addition to delivering a higher quality end result. The technology eliminates the logistics of current operations, facilitates analysis and risk assessment processes, and reduces labor costs,” Nuevo stated.
The Drone Visual representative also revealed that the arrival of new technologies "will increase efficiency and reduce costs" of equipment. According to him, the global growth estimate for the drone sector "has been increasing year after year.".
According to Tiago Jonaitis, head of G4S Engenharia, the use of technology "has a lot of potential to be explored," but he has no doubt that the segment will "explode" in the future.
“The use is in its early stages, as it is still new. It's a market with no turning back, but it has everything it needs to explode [in success]. Drones for surveillance are extremely important,” Jonaitis told ANSA.
Reinaldo Colares, managing partner of Horus Geo, went so far as to compare drones to mobile phone applications, as he believes the equipment will soon be used for a variety of purposes.
“Drones are here to stay. I believe that in time they will be used for everything. They are efficient because they don't expose the police officer or security guard during operations,” Colares highlighted to ANSA.
Among the institutions, the Military and Civil Police of Espírito Santo will use approximately eight drones to assist officers in providing security during the summer of 2020 in 14 municipalities of the state. The Brazilian Army has also confirmed to ANSA that it uses the technology in its operations.
“"In the Brazilian Army, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are always used as part of the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (SARP), which serves to improve the echelon commander's understanding of the problem situation. An unmanned aircraft, depending on its category, requires a range of qualifications from its pilot," the Army reported.
There, unmanned aerial vehicles are used in various sectors, such as search and rescue, mapping, construction inspections, and monitoring of heritage areas. However, despite the sector's positive outlook, drones still require a certain level of attention to avoid failures, such as a lack of technical expertise, for example.
According to public safety expert Fábio Ramazzini Bechara, from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, the equipment needs to be constantly monitored and subjected to a command and control system.
Several drone launches and industry news can be seen next year, between April 14th and 16th, at the 23rd edition of Exposec, the largest electronic security fair in Latin America, in São Paulo, an event organized by Cipa Fiera Milano.
“Technology accelerates decision-making processes, simplifies problem recognition, and allows for more preventive and predictive action against crime through the recognition of behavioral patterns indicative of the risk of committing a crime, which, if identified in advance, increases the probability of its non-occurrence,” Bechara concluded to ANSA. (ANSA)
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