A new radar system, called the “Gamekeeper”, has been installed near the Singapore Flyer to scan for small commercial drones flying in the Marina Bay area. With a range of up to 5km, it is capable of detecting, tracking and classifying the size of the drone in 3D – even as small as an area of 100 cm square. As a temporary restricted area has been set for this year’s National Day Parade, it is likely the authorities will be using the Gamekeeper to detect and locate trespassers.
As quoted from Today Online, “Unlike a traditional radar system that scans an area, the Gamekeeper continuously “floodlights” a volume of space, gathering 3D positions and motion information of every object detected. A computer, through complex algorithms, will then distinguish targets of interest from the “background clutter” and classify them either as Unmanned Air Systems or other targets, such as birds.”
(Article is paraphrased from an article published on Today Online. Click here to read more)