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A first in India: Chennai Corporation launches drone mapping of properties

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The Times of India        21.11.2017  

A first in India: Chennai Corporation launches drone mapping of properties

Tamil Nadu municipal administration minister S P Velumani inaugurates drone mapping of properties, in Chennai on Tuesday (TOI photo by B A Raju)
Tamil Nadu municipal administration minister S P Velumani inaugurates drone mapping of properties, in Chennai
CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation on Tuesday became the first municipal body in the country to commission drone mapping of properties and utilities, with the project being inaugurated by Tamil Nadu municipal administration minister S P Velumani.

Hyderabad-based RSI Softech India Pvt Ltd will execute the mapping project.

Two hexacopters, each costing nearly Rs 21 lakh, will be used for the project while two quadcopters will be kept on standby. The project will cost the corporation Rs 6.43 crore and the city's 426 sq.km area will be covered in 120 days.

The drones, which will be fitted with high resolution camera, will capture five images in one second. The images will be superimposed on each other at a 60 degree angle and then processed to generate a 3D map of the city.

Velumani said the corporation had to obtain the consent of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the ministry of home and defence, Intelligence Bureau, the district administrations of Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur and the Chennai city police.

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The mapping will be supervised by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD). The images captured by the drone will have to be processed by the ministry of defence before being made available for the corporation. Until the data is verified by the defence ministry, it will be stored at a secure site in Ripon Buildings under the supervision of an official in the rank of executive engineer.

"The mapping will facilitate planning of development work for the city on a priority basis," Velumani said.