Drones Make Inroads with Transportation Departments

GCN reports on the growing number of state transportation departments that are using drones to improve operations. "Of the 44 state DOTs responding, 35 said they had deployed drones, and 20 of those are flying them on a daily basis. Fifteen states said they’re researching whether to deploy drones on a daily basis and for what purposes...State transportation departments are adopting drone technology largely for infrastructure inspection, but the technology can also be used to get an aerial view of traffic or analyze car accidents."

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