Real-time drone (UAV) aerial surveillance with lifeguard alerting
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Trained pilots fly drones over patrolled beaches, spotting sharks from above in real time so lifeguards can warn or clear the water. Non-lethal, near-zero marine impact, and the same flights also catch rip currents and missing swimmers. Limited to good weather and clear water.
Queensland, Australia
SuccessSurf Life Saving Queensland, for the Queensland Government (DPI / Fisheries) · 2020–2024 · Region
The Queensland SharkSmart drone trial ran 2020–2024, with Surf Life Saving Queensland pilots flying 17,954 flights over 10 beaches (16,601 in South East Queensland, 1,353 in North Queensland) covering 7,181 km. A peer-r…
Queensland Government · 2 sources
New South Wales, Australia
OngoingSurf Life Saving NSW, with NSW DPIRD (SharkSmart) · since 2021 · Region
Surf Life Saving NSW has flown shark-surveillance drones at up to roughly 50 NSW beaches each summer since December 2021 under the NSW Shark Management Program, with trained pilots clearing the water when a dangerous sh…
A$6.7M · NSW Government · 2 sources