Emergency broadcast - [News]
IEEE Spectrum · 2020
DRONES ARE USED FOR WORK, play, and even war. But now they've found a new application. Desperate authorities- responding to public gatherings where people make themselves possible vectors for the spread of the coronavirus-have turned to flying drones equipped with loudspeakers that play messages telling people to disperse. This drone was photographed in early April as it hovered over shoppers at a commercial boulevard in Heerlen, Netherlands, reminding them to stay at least 2 meters apart. Though the presence of remotely operated aircraft has led to suspicion that they are being used to identify people and record their movements, local governments insist that the drones are not recording or using facial recognition.