Police Drones/UAS News & Articles

• Captain Don Redmond on Chula Vista PD's groundbreaking drone program

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  The agency’s Drone as First Responders program deploys at-the-ready drones from the top of buildings to calls for service and critical incidents

• Policing drones are on the rise, but can they share information fast enough?

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  3 officers share how one video streaming app is changing the game

• 20 years of law enforcement milestones

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  Since Police1 launched in 1999 a lot has changed in policing – from new technologies to improved training to more sophisticated patrol vehicles and duty gear

• COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response

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  The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations

• Eyes in the sky: Drones take larger role at Fla. sheriff's office

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  Drones are becoming a key tool for the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office in documenting crime scenes, finding missing people and assisting with routine problems

• Expected and unexpected uses of police drones

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  When the Torrance Police Department launched its drone program, little did the agency know the many ways drones would be used

• How to evaluate the flying skills of police drone pilots

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  Rigorous and comparable evaluations, such as NIST’s sUAS Standard Test Methods, help 'raise the bar' on remote pilot credentialing

• Technology procurement: Why community buy-in is key

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  Educating civilians about mass violence prevention and investigation technology procurement and policy development

• How smart buildings can assist public safety response

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  An arena wired with a range of leading-edge sensors including video, audio, particulate sensors and occupancy detectors demonstrates an essential use case

• Real-time intelligence: How live streaming from the field aids incident command

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  During an active shooter event or other act of mass violence, getting eyes on the scene is essential for command decisions

• Utilizing drones for situational awareness during adversarial crises

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  In the future, it is conceivable that drones could be first responders to active shooter incidents

• Ga. PD to use drones for some 911 calls

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  Not every 911 call will be answered with a drone, but Brookhaven police say it will give officers more flexibility, availability and information

• Spotlight: Multicopter Warehouse a Tier 1 Authorized Dealer and Distributor for major UAS manufacturers of drones, parts, and accessories

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  Specialize in UAS technologies utilized for many applications such as Search & Rescue, Crime Scene Investigation, Agriculture, GIS Mapping, Utility Inspection, and Professional Cinema Aerial Photography

• Drone deployment during protest response

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  How Fort Wayne PD’s Air Support Unit provided a real-time view from the sky during both peaceful protests and civil unrest

• Advisory issued on use of technology to detect, mitigate UAS

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  The advisory guidance aims to help non-federal public and private entities better understand federal laws and regulations related to UAS operations

• Ferguson after-action report: Have lessons learned been applied?

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  The first step to applying and implementing the lessons learned of any after-action report is to read the report, which unfortunately rarely happens

• NYPD considering 'pandemic drone' rejected by Conn. police

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  The drones can detect temperatures, heart rates and respiratory rates from as high as 190 feet in the air

• 12 things every police department's civil unrest plan needs

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  Failure to plan is planning to fail, and that's glaringly evident when large-scale civil unrest breaks out

• Using technology to enhance homeless outreach during COVID-19

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  By deploying speaker-equipped drones, a California PD reduced the time it took to communicate with 26 homeless encampments from 2 days to 3 hours

• Federal judge rules to allow Baltimore police surveillance program to launch

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  "This limited form of aerial surveillance does not constitute a ‘search’ under the Fourth Amendment, nor does it burden First Amendment speech activities"

• Conn. police will not test 'pandemic drone' that monitors social distancing

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  The public health initiative drew concerns about privacy invasion, despite reassurances the drone does not use facial recognition or collect private data

• Conn. police to test ‘pandemic drone’ that monitors health activity, social distancing

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  The drone can detect and display heart and respiratory rates and will be used to track and stem the spread of COVID-19

• How police technologies can be used to assist COVID-19 curfew enforcement

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  As agencies suffer from diminished personnel numbers, technology can help enforce the actions needed to 'flatten the curve'

• Video: Ga. police use 'talking' drone to enforce social distancing

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  Police officials say the drone will be 'another tool in the toolbox' in the department's response to COVID-19

• 5 ways police drones could assist COVID-19 response

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  International first responders have used drones for observation, sharing messages with the public and even decontamination

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