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City hears public concerns over MobileGR drone survey for downtown parking data
Summary
MobileGR presented a limited, three-week drone-based parking data collection plan for downtown; presenters emphasized anonymized, static imagery and consultant-held raw files, while residents and museum staff raised FAA, privacy and surveillance concerns.
City staff and MobileGR presented a public hearing on Aug. 12 seeking permission to use unmanned aerial devices to collect static aerial imagery of downtown parking for a ‘parking investment strategy.’ The project’s data collection would run over a three-week window and capture high-resolution static photos (no continuous video) to measure on-street occupancy, turnover and dwell time.
"These are just static images, with a very high resolution camera," Max Dillivan, a project manager, told the commission, adding the imagery would not include license-plate numbers or personally identifiable…
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