The Local Police of San Bartolomé de Tirajana is going to incorporate a drone to support the local police with the aim of increasing citizen security. With state-of-the-art technology and equipped with a thermal camera and speaker, it is prepared to help during emergencies, mass events and to combat crime. The mayor of the municipality, Marco Aurelio Pérez, has set himself a challenge before the end of 2024 to accelerate the modernization of the Local Police. The thermal camera that the drone has incorporated will allow it to detect plantations installed inside vests or warehouses, also to know where the focus of a fire is or locate people who have been lost or disoriented.
In addition, the device can reach high speed in a straight line and will be equipped with a zoom camera that provides a clear image from about 200 meters away. This will allow agents to identify individuals and prevent wild animals from causing damage or reading license plates.
The drone will detect heat spots and display them on the control unit's screen, making identification easier. There is also the option of following a suspicious vehicle. In this line, the drone has a built-in parachute, which is mandatory to make flights to the urban center of the municipality. This will be activated in the event of a fall, to prevent the drone from causing any damage or being damaged. It also has an emergency landing function, in case the engine of one of its four propellers stops working, and it has optical and infrared senses, which allow it to avoid obstacles autonomously.
Among the multiple functions, the drone also has a speaker that will make it easier for the police to communicate with the population. It will be useful, for example, in the case of rescues or to issue warnings or orders from the air. In fact, the Local Police will record messages. There are to warn people who have suffered an accident that the rescue operation has already been activated, other guidelines to criminals to stop or directed to boats that have invaded the bathing area to tell them that it is necessary for them to leave.
The device will allow the police to gain agility, so that a few minutes can pass from the moment the warning goes out to activating it. security” and that the future objective is “to train more agents to join this unit.”
