Eye in the sky

BENIDORM last week hosted a national congress on drones for security purposes.

The third edition of the National Congress on Un manned Aircraft Systems drew representatives of the police, Guardia Civil, coastguard authorities and firefighting services from all over the country to discuss possible new uses for these devices.

Drones are increasingly being used for a wide range of surveillance tasks including border control, maritime rescue and forest fire prevention.

With plans under way to increase the uses of these systems, the Congress discussed ways to ensure air traffic safety and to establish safe routes through major cities, where there will be increasing numbers of drones flying through the air at all times in the near future.

The EU has been working on the coordination of the European drone air space for several years to prevent accidents, with a similar system to the one used for aeroplanes.

Current technology enables drone pilots to accurately track their de ­