Drones to monitor Metro traffic

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will take images from the sky using new drones donated to the agency.

MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said the four new drones will be used in managing vehicle traffic during the opening of classes and monitoring of

to help us in our decision-making since real-time footages of ongoing events can be provided,” Lim said

- toring is done on the ground at the Metrobase using closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs).

“These drones will now give us a bigger picture for faster and orderly - eas,” Lim said.

During the rainy season, Lim said the drones can help map out areas to a large extent and can even simulate

“Thus, we can immediately send teams with portable pumps to miti

Drones can stay in the air for 20 to 30 minutes, have altitude limit of kilometer range.

“We can provide live feed even on Facebook, computers and gadgets