Police in North Texas are using drone-enabled video technology to help them clear buildings of potential threats, reducing the potential of harm coming to either officers or civilians.
The Dallas Police Department Unmanned Aircraft Systems unit was the first to deploy the Drone Clear program, which utilizes technology developed by video and audio software developer Cytta Corp. Under the program, a single UAS or multiple drones can be flown into a building in which there is a perceived threat, such as an armed suspect.
The drones act as sentries, sending video data to multiple actors, including remotely located incident commanders as well as officers on the scene. The data helps responders map out the structure, identifying potential threats before the decision is made to send officers into the building.
“We’re trying to find a way to reduce or eliminate the unplanned use of force,” said Dallas Police Sergeant Ross Stinson, who heads Dallas PD’s UAS squad.
“The UAS goes in first and develops the situational awareness, so that when officers do wind up making entry or moving into a confined space, they have all the information necessary to gain compliance or find other ways to go in rather than having a planned use of force,” Stinson said.
The Drone Clear protocol was developed using Cytta’s propriety Incident Global Area Network (IGAN) technology, which allows real-time video streaming to be shared by multiple parties, who can also use the platform to communicate with one another.
“Cytta specializes in video-compression technology that provides low-bandwidth, mission-critical video streaming,” said Cytta CEO Gary Campbell. The IGAN technology is device-agnostic, which means that police officers don’t need to have special devices, but can get the video feeds and talk to one another using their cell phones.
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The Dallas Police Department Unmanned Aircraft Systems unit was the first to deploy the Drone Clear program, which utilizes technology developed by video and audio software developer Cytta Corp. Under the program, a single UAS or multiple drones can be flown into a building in which there is a perceived threat, such as an armed suspect.
The drones act as sentries, sending video data to multiple actors, including remotely located incident commanders as well as officers on the scene. The data helps responders map out the structure, identifying potential threats before the decision is made to send officers into the building.
“We’re trying to find a way to reduce or eliminate the unplanned use of force,” said Dallas Police Sergeant Ross Stinson, who heads Dallas PD’s UAS squad.
“The UAS goes in first and develops the situational awareness, so that when officers do wind up making entry or moving into a confined space, they have all the information necessary to gain compliance or find other ways to go in rather than having a planned use of force,” Stinson said.
The Drone Clear protocol was developed using Cytta’s propriety Incident Global Area Network (IGAN) technology, which allows real-time video streaming to be shared by multiple parties, who can also use the platform to communicate with one another.
“Cytta specializes in video-compression technology that provides low-bandwidth, mission-critical video streaming,” said Cytta CEO Gary Campbell. The IGAN technology is device-agnostic, which means that police officers don’t need to have special devices, but can get the video feeds and talk to one another using their cell phones.
Continue reading: https://dronelife.com/2022/04/28/police-in-north-texas-us-drones-to-save-lives-deploying-drone-clear/
