Traffic authority green lights drones over Danish cities

The surveyor firm LE34 has already sent up drones above cities across the country

The surveyor firm LE34 has become the first commercial company to be granted the right to fly drones over Denmark’s cities by the traffic authority Trafikstyrelsen.

LE34, which intends to use drones to photograph housing areas from above – but at a lower elevation than is possible using aircraft – has been given the green light to use the fixed-wing drone from Scanwing.

The drone, weighing about 1.5 kilos, is built using the foam material Expanded PolyOlefin (EPO), which means that the risk involved when the drone crashes is greatly reduced.

READ MORE: More drones to combat weeds on Danish fields

Already airborne 
The drone is also programmed to be able to soar away from housing areas should it lose contact with the drone pilot or should it suffer a motor failure. Furthermore, LE34 must still adhere to the Danish law that bans drones from flying outside the pilot’s field of view.

Therefore, Trafikstyrelsen has evaluated that this drone type is very safe even though there is always a risk of crashing.

The drones were granted the right fly above the Danish cities a couple of weeks ago and have already been in the air above housing areas in Funen, Zealand and Jutland.

TOP STORIES

  • One in five in Denmark struggles with unexpected expenses

    One in five in Denmark struggles with unexpected expenses

    One in every five in Denmark can’t afford unexpected expenses, while one in every ten has experienced at least one of the indicators of economic vulnerability

  • Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    In the internal Danish waters, Russia will be able to attack underwater infrastructure from all types of vessels. The target could be cables with data, electricity and gas, assesses the Danish Defense Intelligence Service

  • This is how skiing brought together Ukrainian and Danish kids

    This is how skiing brought together Ukrainian and Danish kids

    Jakob Bendsen, a Danish entrepreneur, organizes ski camps for Ukrainian and Danish children to promote integration and healing. The initiative helps children escape war trauma, build friendships, and develop independence

  • “Copenhagen used to be the cool guy in class… not anymore”

    “Copenhagen used to be the cool guy in class… not anymore”

    The Copenhagen Post met with urban planner and TV host Mikael Colville-Andersen for a discussion about where the future will take the city. Colville-Andersen has hosted several shows on urban planning, including Det fantastiske byliv on DR-Tv.com and his YouTube channel, Life-Sized Cities.

  • Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    A few weeks after Alex Vanopslagh’s comments about “right values,” the government announced that an expert committee would be established to examine the feasibility of screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic attitudes.

  • The Future Copenhagen

    The Future Copenhagen

    The municipality plan encompasses building 40,000 houses by 2036 in order to help drive real estate prices down. But this is not the only huge project that will change the shape of the city: Lynetteholmen, M5 metro line, the Eastern Ring Road, and Jernbanebyen will transform Copenhagen into something different from what we know today

Connect club

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.

Sign up here

Career

Want to advertise your job with CPH Post?

Contact us

Jobs