City of Seattle PD establishing policies regarding use of drones

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. A new Chapter 14.18 of the Seattle Municipal Code is established as follows:

Chapter 14.18 Unmanned Aircraft Systems -- Pilot Program

Date introduced/referred to committee: February 4, 2013
Committee: Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology
Sponsor: HARRELL

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14.18.010 Statement of Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to conduct a pilot program to use unmanned aircraft systems and to establish City policies regarding unmanned aircraft operations. No other City of Seattle department may acquire or operate unmanned aircraft. The policies described in this Chapter 14.18 apply to unmanned aircraft as defined in this Chapter 14.18. Unless otherwise specified, the policies contained in this chapter apply to all persons employed or retained by the City of Seattle, including agents retained on a temporary, contract, or voluntary basis.

http://clerk.seattle.gov/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1&s3=117707&s4&s2&s5&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect2=THESON&Sect3=PLURON&Sect5=CBORY&Sect6=HITOFF&d=ORDF&p=1&u=%2F%7Epublic%2Fcbor1.htm&r=1&f=G
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Date introduced/referred to committee: February 4, 2013
Committee: Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology
Sponsor: HARRELL

2nd floor of this building:
http://maps.google.com/?q=600+4th+Ave%2C+Seattle%2C+WA+98104-1822
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Governmental Body/Entity: Seattle Police Dept
Type of Drone: Draganflyer X6

Status: Active

General Location of Drone Activity: Seattle, WA

Stated objective/purpose of COA: The objective of our program is to create a higher standard of safety for members of our community by utilizing the Draganflyer X6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in support of numerous Law Enforcement related functions which could include but are not limited to: 1) Crash site related to interstate transport of hazardous materials 2) Crash site related to railroad transport of hazardous materials 3) Search & Rescue operations 4) Tactical support of Law Enforcement operations The aircraft will be used for flight training, operational testing and payload testing. The operation will launch, remain within, and recover from City of Seattle controlled and owned property. Duration of each flight will be approximately 15 minutes, will not exceed a ceiling of 400 feet AGL, and the same location will be used throughout the year long COA for training purposes. The city property mentioned above provides an ideal controlled atmosphere for training. The training ground contains hilly terrain, non-occupied vehicles, and buildings. The COA approved area will aid in training without risk to people, property or wildlife.

Effective Dates: 4/15/11-4/14/12

Comments: the Draganflyer can be outfitted with various cameras, including: • 10MP (Mega-Pixel) Digital Still Camera with Remote Controlled Tilt, Zoom & Shutter • 1080p HD (High Definition) Video Camera with Remote Controlled Tilt • Thermal FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) Camera with Remote Controlled Tilt • Low Light (0.001lux) Dusk/Dawn Black & White Video Camera with Remote Controlled Tilt

Link to Records: https://www.eff.org/document/seattle-police-department
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Photo Source:Jargon PR appointed for Draganflyer X6 aerial photo helicopter launch

http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/967060/Jargon-PR-appointed-Draganflyer-X6-aerial-photo-helicopter-launch/
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