Drones
Introduction:
Dublin City Council (DCC) has partnered with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and Maynooth University to understand drone activity in the city centre. This project will use an Aeroscope device deployed at the DCC managed location. The radius of detection is 5 km from Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, D08 RF3F. The time frame for data collection is 6 months (01.11.2024-30.04.2025)
What personal data will be captured and processed:
The IAA is the Data Controller of all personal data that is collected using the Aeroscope:
- Remote pilot location
- Drone take-off location
- Flying direction
- Flying altitude
- Flight duration
- Aircraft ID
- Flight ID
How your data will be used:
The IAA will have access to the data collected. To minimise the use of personal data, e.g. pilot location, data collected will be anonymised using a methodology that can automatically generalise the takeoff location and flying direction to a spatial resolution of 250 square meters. The anonymised data will be used by Maynooth University to analyse temporal and spatial trends of drone flights across Dublin City that will help understand current drone use across the city and develop a suite of guidelines for drone operators and pilots related to best practice and compliance. Dublin City Council is not a Data Controller or a Data Processor and will only receive non-personal, statistical data.
Privacy Notices:
For further details, please refer to the privacy notices from the IAA and MU:
Contact Details:
For further information about our privacy policy and related information practices, or to access or correct your personal information, or make a complaint, please contact us on 01 222 3775 or at [email protected].
The Data Protection Commission’s website is www.dataprotection.ie or you can contact their Office at:
Lo Call Number: 1890 252 231
E-mail: [email protected]
Postal Address: Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2.