A strange phenomenon over Warsaw: Residents of the capital could be quite surprised on Sunday, because on Warsaw A small, mysterious plane circled. He started from the Warsaw-Modlin airport at approx. 9 For 4 hours he “drew” exceptional zigzags on Warsaw. After 15. He jumped up again for about 2 hours and was still flying in an unusual way over the capital. His route is clearly seen on the pages to traffic.
What is this plane? Despite the unusual route, Warsaw residents should not be afraid of this plane. The Warsaw City Hall boasted him as early as 2022. It was announced that The Pragenavia Vulcanair P68 P68 aircraft over Warsaw to take aircraft photos of the city and collect spatial data. This time, this was not officially confirmed, but it can be assumed that the plane rolled into the air for the same purpose or to update cartographic data, or prepare documentation for a large investment.
Technical flight over Warsaw: In 2022, Warsaw reported that an orthophotomap, a set of 4 oblique photoplas, a classified cloud of points and a continuous 3D model of the city would be created from the acquired photographs and photogrammetric data obtained. 165,000 were made then photographs. To make them accurate, It was flying at an altitude from 1425 to 1489 meters, at a speed of about 222 km/h. By photographing the city, the plane covered a distance of over 2,800 kilometers. Importantly, 3-4 days of cloudless weather is needed to carry out this type of task.
Not only Warsaw: A similar technical flight took place a few years ago, including in Gdańsk and Krakow. “This rich collection of data is a priceless tool for urban planners. It allows you to perform very accurate inventory of the area, determine the actual, and not the estimated amount of existing buildings or trees, to better plan new investments in the indicated area. Analysis precisely relates to specific points in the field, they are in line with the plot – are in line with the plot – There is no room for understatements or loose interpretations “ – we read on the website of Gdańsk, after the plane flew over the city.
Environmental solutions: In Wroclaw, in Wrocław, the MGGP Aero aircraft flew over the city at an altitude of one and a half kilometers and scanned the entire area as part of the LiFECOOLCITY project. Wrocław wants to get the data necessary for better spatial planning, improvement of urban greenery management and implementation of pro -ecological solutions. – We can precisely analyze the state of the environment and make targeted decisions that will realistically improve the comfort of life of the inhabitants. This tool will allow us not only to monitor changes, but also effectively counteract the negative effects of urbanization and climate change by placing greenery where it will work best in the context of the minimized effect of the urban heat island and raising the comfort of life of the inhabitants – said Katarzyna Szymczak -Pomianowska, director of the strategy department and sustainable development of the municipal office of Wrocław.
Sources: “Fact“, flightradar24.com, City of Warsaw, Green Wrocław, Gdańsk Development Office