Residents of an English county are split over a new police initiative to deploy drones to scour rural areas for would-be near-do-wells. This past week, the Essex Police commenced Operation Buzzard, a campaign officials say will reduce crime in farming areas. Farmers regularly report problems with machinery theft, illegal trash dumping and “hare coursing” – the illegal … [Read more...] about England: Rural Police Drone Plan Gets Mixed Reviews
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Aeryon Doubles Success in Police Drone Sector
A Canadian drone company already a leader in police-driven UAV tech scored two victories recently that will no doubt launch it higher into the growing public-safety sector. Last week, Aeryon Labs unveiled an on-site option for its cloud-based, real-time video/data streaming platform, AeryonLive. The new system add-on will allow public-safety agencies to operate drones … [Read more...] about Aeryon Doubles Success in Police Drone Sector
Innovation Improves Drone Surveiliance
A Latvian drone-equipment company is launching a new sensor array that may revolutionize police surveillance. Octopus ISR Systems, a subdivision of UAV Factory Ltd., designs UAV subsystems, develops platforms, and manufactures airframes. Its latest product line, Moving Target Indicator, is a micro-gimbal system that deploys advanced moving-target detection capabilities for … [Read more...] about Innovation Improves Drone Surveiliance
SMILE! It’s Monday’s Police Drone Roundup
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes A-you can find me cryin' all of the time --- The Mamas & The Papas, Monday, Monday If you love drones and you love law-enforcement, Monday will hopefully find you smiling as DRONELIFE presents another installment of Police Drone Roundup. Join us as we travel from the Deep South to the palisades of New … [Read more...] about SMILE! It’s Monday’s Police Drone Roundup
Mirth and Murder: Monday’s Police Drone Roundup
An unknown pundit once quipped: “The Universe gave us Mondays to punish us for the things we did over the weekend.” Whether or not that’s true, DRONELIFE readers can at least look forward to a fascinating cup of Monday-morning news in the world of law-enforcement drones – no matter what you did this weekend. Today’s look at public-safety UAVs will take us from the amusing … [Read more...] about Mirth and Murder: Monday’s Police Drone Roundup
