In a narrowly focused and carefully crafted survey, almost 300 U.S.-based, law enforcement, fire and emergency services personnel answered some critical questions about how public safety drone programs in the AIRT and DRONERESPONDERS Spring 2020 Public Safety UAS Survey. In a media briefing this morning, Christopher Todd, Executive Director of the Airborne International … [Read more...] about Public Safety Drone Programs: Key Questions, Key Answers from AIRT Public Safety UAS Survey
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Parrot and AIRT: Manufacturer Partners with Public Safety Non-Profit
French manufacturer Parrot is working quickly to introduce the ANAFI USA to the public safety and law enforcement sector. Parrot and AIRT, the Miami-based public safety non-profit, announced a partnership that will help put Parrot's new public safety solution to the test. "Parrot, a leading European drone group, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Miami, … [Read more...] about Parrot and AIRT: Manufacturer Partners with Public Safety Non-Profit
Border Patrol Search Drone Finds Lost Women
U.S. Border Patrol agents used a search drone to locate three women reported missing amid a heat wave last week, highlighting a positive outcome for the agency’s oft-beleaguered program. The three women, who agents say had entered the country illegally, called 911 to report they were lost somewhere in the desert north of the Highway 86 Checkpoint near Calexico, Calif. The … [Read more...] about Border Patrol Search Drone Finds Lost Women
Search and Rescue Drones: Finding a Cell Phone Signal, and a Missing Person
Search and rescue drones have been used for several years now, and are incredibly effective at finding missing persons. Using thermal imagery, searches for missing persons can continue in the dark and under ever more challenging conditions. This new search and rescue drone solution covers scenarios when even thermal imaging can't help. Lifeseeker is an airborne system that … [Read more...] about Search and Rescue Drones: Finding a Cell Phone Signal, and a Missing Person
Search-and-rescue Drones Help Locate Missing Child
Police in North Dakota are celebrating after search-and-rescue drones helped locate a missing child last week. Working with top-rated drone firm SkySkopes, the Minot police and fire departments found two-year old Kevin Hochsprung in a nearby unoccupied, unlocked house several hours after the boy wandered away from home. According to the Minot Daily News, Kevin slipped … [Read more...] about Search-and-rescue Drones Help Locate Missing Child
