Chennai Corp becomes pioneer in drone mapping of properties
Posted on: 22/Nov/2017 4:27:09 PM
Chennai Corporation turns pioneer in being the very first municipal body in India to make use of drone mapping of properties and utilities. The project was kick-started by the municipal administration of Tamil Nadu, Minister S.P. Velumani.
The mapping project shall be executed by RSI Softech India Pvt Ltd that is based in Hyderabad.
Priced Rs 21 lakh each, two hexacopters will be incorporated, and there will be 2 quadcopters used as standby. The overall cost of the project is Rs 6.43 crore. In 120 days, about 426 sq.km. of the city shall get covered.
These drones will come with high resolution cameras. They are capable of capturing 5 images within a second. These images will be superimposed one on another at 60 degree angle, and will then be processed for producing 3D city map.
Minister Velumani added that the corporation was bound to get consent from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the ministry of home and defense, the district administrations of Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram, Intelligence Bureau, and the Chennai city police.
The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board shall supervise the drone mapping. The ministry of defense would process the images captured before sending it across to the corporation. Until verification by the defense ministry, the images shall be stored in Ripon building and will be thoroughly supervised by executive engineers or officials of the same rank.
The development works in the city can be done in a prioritized and organized manner with the help of such mapping, said Velumani.
