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Australian Drone-Based Health Monitoring Project Selects Draganfly as Exclusive Integrator

Australian Drone-Based Health Monitoring Project Selects Draganfly as Exclusive Integrator
Draganfly's ‘pandemic drones’ will be fitted with a specialized sensor and computer vision system that can remotely monitor temperature, heart and respiratory rates.

Draganfly was selected by the Australian Department of Defense, Science and Technology (DST) as the integration partner for a project to integrate health monitoring capabilities onto drones. Named the “Vital Intelligence Project,” this effort — using technology developed by the Australian DST and University of South Australia — seeks to equip Draganfly’s unmanned and remotely-piloted aircraft with the ability to detect infectious and respiratory diseases among crowds, airlines, cruise ships, at senior homes and other at-risk areas. With an initial…

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