Drones are already used by at least 20 agencies in Colorado's Front Range for different tasks, such as locating missing people, crime scene mapping, providing overhead surveillance...
My hometown had a minimum of 6 airborn at very high altitudes at all times except actual bad weather. Almost 80% of residential area in town was always within view of at least 1 drone equipped with thermal.
They are already used at big events to monitor people in the crowd.
My hometown had a minimum of 6 airborn at very high altitudes at all times except actual bad weather. Almost 80% of residential area in town was always within view of at least 1 drone equipped with thermal.