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Drones Arrive On Campus
The University of Alabama in Huntsville today unveiled new drone-like technology designed to enhance campus safety that someday may be available to help protect K-12 school systems.
At a news conference today, the school showed off a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will provide an "eye in the sky" for campus police, according to Gary Maddux, who is leading the research as director of the Systems Management and Production Center (SMAP).
Maddux said the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school in December pushed the languishing research into overdrive. Six months later, Maddux said the University of Alabama police department is scheduled to visit UAH next week to get a first-hand view of the UAV technology.
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Asked about privacy concerns that could arise with the UAVs, Maddux said the coverage they offer police is similar to fixed video cameras in most any parking lot.
"Obviously, we're going to be very cognizant of any privacy issues for students," Maddux said. "You can't be flying your drone and look inside a dorm window. But you couldn't do that if you were stationary or over in this building and had a line of sight to look in dorm window. It's the same basic rules."
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/05/uah_unveils_drone-like_uavs_to.html#comments