Drones to be used for cheaper structural checks

Remote-controlled drones are set to carry out inspections of key buildings across the Capital in a bid to make structural checks cheaper.
By JOHN-PAUL HOLDEN
Published 22nd Oct 2014, 12:45 BST
The hexacopter drone circles a building on inspection duty. Picture: compThe hexacopter drone circles a building on inspection duty. Picture: comp
The hexacopter drone circles a building on inspection duty. Picture: comp

A “hexacopter” equipped with high-res camera has already been trialled in the Capital, with moves under way towards a city-wide roll out.

The pilot, which took place at a carefully concealed location, means the council is poised to become one of the first local authorities in Scotland to use the technology for mandatory inspections of schools, leisure centres and other public properties.

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