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Urbana council hears department briefings on drones, Miovision cameras and Placer AI; members press for contracts and retention policies
Summary
City departments described potential uses of drones, a Miovision camera system for pedestrian/traffic counts and Placer AI mobile-data products; council members pressed for contract terms, data-retention policies and vendor transparency before adopting any formal use policies.
Council members on Feb. 9 heard presentations from the fire department, public works and city administration about surveillance technologies under review and pressed for clearer vendor contracts and data-retention rules.
The fire department told the council it has no operational drones but described them as a potential public-safety tool for incident size-up, technical rescues and hazardous-materials responses. "Currently, the Urbana Fire Department does not have an operational drone," the department representative said, adding that a drone could have helped in a June rescue at the Florida Avenue residence hall.
Public works described limited prior use of drone footage provided by outside…
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