1.02 B-C Drones in Public Safety and Industry

Which describes the growth of drones in public safety between 2018 and 2020?

• There was barely any growth in the use of drones.

• The use of drones tripled.

• The use of drones doubled.

• The use of drones quadrupled.

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Match the industry with the drone uses described below.

• Energy

• Drones are used to inspect communication towers.

• Insurance

• Drones are used for inspecting power company assets. Typical missions include inspections of the following:  Solar panels, wind turbines, power lines, pipelines, and any infrastructure related to any of these assets.

• Transportation

• Using drones to get aerial coverage of a location quickly, and don’t incur the same insurance costs as helicopters.

• Filmmaking

• Drones are used to inspect roofs for damage, typically after severe weather.

• Telecommunications

• Using drones to inspect road and rail infrastructure.

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Which industry uses drones to create a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index map (NDVI)?

• Telecommunications

• Agriculture

• Construction/Mining

• Real Estate

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The main reason farmers use drones is to ____________.

• impress their fellow farmers

• reduce the amount of farming they have to do.

• find their livestock

• help increase the yield of their crops

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There is a common theme in the reason for using drones across different industries. What is this common theme?

• They are cheaper, slower, and more dangerous to use in many situations.

• They add prestige to a business

• They are cheaper, faster, and safer to use in many situations.

• They are always the best choice for collecting data.

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Which type of imaging may help firefighters locate people trapped in a building, or in a wildfire?

• Orthomosaic mapping

• Thermal imaging

• Visible light imaging

• Radio imaging

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Which industry uses drones as described below?

Drones are used to capture aerial stills and videos, and to create 3D maps of a property.  This is beneficial to the customer because they get a comprehensive view of a property they might buy.

• Real Estate

• Construction

• Insurance

• Agriculture

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In ​ (a)   , ​​ (b)   are often better to use than​ (c)   because the ​ (d)   costs are ​ (e)   .

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• drones
• helicopters
• insurance
• less
• filmmaking
• actor
• more

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Which public safety agencies use drones to help during disasters?

Choose all that apply.

• Fire Departments

• Police Departments

• School Boards

• Power Companies

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True or False:

Drones are used to create detailed maps of buildings to help police and firefighters locate emergency exits during an emergency.

• True

• False

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