Английская Википедия:Ghana Drone Delivery Service

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Short description The Ghana Drone Delivery Service was launched on Шаблон:Start date and age, to deliver medical supplies within designated areas in Ghana with the use of drones.[1][2]

Zipline in partnership with the Ghana Health Service operates 24 hours a day.[3] The President, Nana Akufo Addo commissioned the second based delivery at Mampong in the Ashanti Region.[4]

The Ghana Police Service has adopted drone technology to complement the work of officers on the ground. Drone technology will enable the police force to detect and combat crime.[5]

By November 2020, five companies had been commissioned to provide drone services in the country. They are SKT Aeroshutter, Rocketmine Aerial Data Solutions,[6] Zipline International, Rudan Engineering, and Axis Drone Surveys. These were chosen out of 977 applications.[7]

Zipline

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Zipline is a USA-based medical drone delivery company operating in Rwanda and now Ghana. The first distribution center opened in Omenako in April 2019. Medical products -- including blood, plasma, medicines, and vaccines -- are stored centrally at Zipline's distribution centers and distributed quickly to hospitals and clinics.[8] The service also delivered COVID-19 test kits and this lessened the time that was spent sending them by road.[9]

How it Works

  • Doctors place an order for the product they need.[10]
  • Zipline operators package the product into the drone which then launches into the air, flying 100km/hour. The drones are fully autonomous and battery-powered.[11]
  • The drone flies over the ordering-hospital or clinic and drops the package mid-air. The package floats down, using a parachute to slow its momentum, and the drone flies back to the Zipline distribution center to be reloaded.

Delivery Centers

  1. Omenako[12]
  2. Mampong[13]
  3. Kukua[14]
  4. Sefwi Wiawso

References

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