Tijuana Is Second Mexican Municipality to Operate Unmanned Aircraft Sandra Dibble - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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TIJUANA — Drones soon could help Tijuana authorities monitor traffic, evaluate accident scenes, detect landslides and control wildfires.

Mayor Jorge Astiazarán said this week that he’s preparing to buy several small, unmanned aircraft for the city, making Tijuana one of the first municipal governments in Mexico to use drones.

“The main idea is that they help with surveillance of the city,” Astiazarán said in an interview. “This won’t just be used for public safety, but to see how the city is growing, discover clandestine dumps ... monitor any land movement in a remote area that has gone undetected.”

The purchase is part of the city’s effort to increase efficiency through technology. So far, the only municipality in Mexico that uses remotely piloted vehicles is Puebla in central Mexico, which launched a drone program in October after acquiring three small unmanned vehicles.

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