Drone data collection and processing – Riga shares use cases and valuable insights

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​The second drone ecosystem-building seminar “Drone data collection and processing – use cases in Latvia” of the “Smart Skies” project takes place in Valmiermuiza, Valmiera County on the 12th of February.

​Participants will gain practical insights into drone operations through stories shared by Valmiera, Riga Local Government, leading Latvian mobile operator LMT, and others. Riga will share valuable insights from various perspectives and use cases of drones such as citizen safety (5G4LIVES project), planning landing sites and routes of drones (CITYAM project) and surveying the city’s infrastructure and using the data for creation of city’s digital twin (Application of UAV in City Development Department of Riga Local Government). See the full agenda and register for seminar here.

“The Smart Skies project will test the use of drones to monitor infrastructure and territories, seeking smart and innovative solutions for municipal functions. The project will include drone test flights in the territory of Valmiera Municipality and Tartu City Municipality, with a joint report on the tested solution. The project partners will also develop a joint strategy and action plan for the development of drone-based services, which will serve as a useful planning tool for other municipalities in the Vidzeme and South Estonia region.

Project objective:
The aim of the project is to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of infrastructure surveillance in Tartu and Valmiera by drones, based on a common solution developed within the project.

Project activities:
-Test flights of drones in Tartu City and Valmiera Municipality.
-Development of a common solution based on the test flights.
-Development of a joint development strategy and action plan for the development of drone-based services.
Organisation of joint ecosystem building events with stakeholders, ensuring knowledge and technology transfer.

Project results:
-Jointly developed strategy for a five-year period (2025-2029) for the development of drone-based municipal services in Tartu, Valmiera County and surrounding regions.
-Jointly developed Action Plan (2025-2029) for the development of drone-based municipal services in Tartu, Valmiera and surrounding regions.
-Drone-based municipal infrastructure surveillance trials (pilot activities) in Tartu and Valmiera.
-Development of a joint solution based on the pilot activities, gathering experiences.