BBC News, London
Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC News
A dedicated drone team will be deployed by the British Transport Police (BTP) for the first time as part of efforts to keep people safe.
The drone is fitted with a wide angle and four cameras including a zoom where they can remove a person from about 80 meters (260 ft).
“We have a thermal imaging camera,” tells the drone operation manager Inspector Chris Fails. “If someone is hidden in such places which are difficult to see or at night we can still find out those people.”
The event is the largest street party in Europe, with some two million people expect to join it over the weekend.
The images captured by the drone can be fed back to the authorities or back to the control panel in real time.
Inspection Fails said, “We also have a laser rangefinder on it, which means that we can tag an object to one kilometer away and in fact we can provide the person’s GPS coordinates so that anyone who responds to the incident can go to the right place.”
Asked how drones and new control rooms will help, Supte Dominic Eonou said: “This is a challenge, but it is important to ensure the network of broad cameras plugged into our CCTV hub to ensure that we can monitor things and ensure that everyone is safe.
“We have generally found extraordinary quality cameras that are really good for us in terms of identifying people and getting justice to criminals.”
London assembly police and criminal committee chairman Marina Ahmed said that “priority” was a good time for people, while being possible “to be safe as possible”.
Met police after last year’s carnival The biggest risk was a large -scale casualty crush,
CDR Charmen Brainya said with force: “The mob safety carnival is a significant concern. A lot has been done this year.”
This will include the use of live facial recognition technology, in which Mate announced that it would be posted early this week.
Whereas It claims technology Has assisted in over 1,000 arrests for serious crimes, Civil rights organization The argument is that facial identification is less accurate for women and color people, possibly leading to racial bias.
Matthew Philip, Chief Executive Officer of Notting Hill Carnival Limited, said the organizers will keep people safe.
“With some additional resources this year, we have expanded considerably. We have found a large crowd management team and its surroundings, including additional cameras and information screens,” he said.
Some medics will be found on foot or around the bike, and it is a factor in training. Peter Halli-Robins of St. John Ambulance said: “We do a lot of simulation exercises to prepare and we work very closely with the police.”
Those using public transport to go to the carnival are advised to examine their path, which affects almost all tube stations in the area with closure or changes, as well as simply variations.
Transport for London’s (TFL) Carl Edluston said: “Some big stations like Padington are about 15 minutes of walking and perhaps to go to better places, as they are clearly manufactured and designed for large crowds.”
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