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The UAV that was used to deliver documents. (Parag Deulgaonkar)
A government department in Dubai has started using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver documents, Emirates 24|7 can reveal.
“We used an UAV to transfer documents from our Bur Dubai office to Deira,” said Sauood Al Malih, Official, Technical Department, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, Dubai, on Tuesday.
“The UAV crossed the Creek and delivered the documents in three minutes only.”
The new UAV is at display at an event at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Though the UAV is being used only to delivery in-house documents, Malih said there were plans to deliver passports to individuals but it would commence at a later stage.
The UAE has been conducting pilot tests to introduce UAVs for a range of civilian government services including delivering documents to the public, monitoring traffic and geographic surveys.
The initiative supports the UAE leadership’s drive to make government more responsive to its customers and to deliver services as efficiently as possible as an early adopter of the latest technology.
The UAVs under testing feature advanced technology that allows a remote pilot to track and control the vehicle in real time, including a high-definition video feed.
Besides, the UAVs that will deliver government documents will use fingerprint recognition to confirm customers' identity.
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