ALTI UAS has launched a Search and Rescue version of the ALTI Transition VTOL UAV. This comes after some of the worst fires in South African history recently swept through the area. Continue reading
Category Archives: First Responders
Dubai Police Takes First Delivery of Hoverbike
A year after California-based startup Hoversurf showcased its hoverbike at tech expo GITEX in the white and green livery of the Dubai Police, the company has returned with a new model and evidence its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle might be, well, taking off.
NET GUARD Drone for High-Rise Rescues
NET GUARD is a high altitude self-driven UAV drone concept designed by a group of 6 students in Guangzhou, China. the creation is meant to rescue people from high-rise fire emergencies — when receives a distress signal, it uses GPS to pinpoint the location of the fire. Continue reading
Life-Saving Land Rover Discovery Joins Red Cross Emergency Fleet
Developed from the original Project Hero concept car, a unique lifesaving Land Rover Discovery has entered active service with the Austrian Red Cross disaster response team. Continue reading
Award-Winning Drone to Help First Responders
DV8 TECH is creating a way to use drones to help first responders. Last January, the company entered an national unmanned aerial system and payload contest conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Continue reading
Quantum-Systems Maps Oktoberfest Ground for First Responders
Quantum-Systems flew the Tron electric hybrid UAV above the Theresienwiese in Munich, scene of the Oktoberfest which attracts between 5 and 6 million visitors over a two-week period every year. It flew at a height of 170 m for 10 minutes to record data for evaluation. During the Oktoberfest, this data provides the rescue and security forces with a high-precision 3D map as a basis for planning operations. Continue reading
ScanEagle Proves Effective Against Wildfires
Insitu has been helping firefighters on wildfires in Oregon, providing information for fire suppression activities via its data collection, analysis and delivery capabilities. Continue reading
UgCS and Airborne Response Develop Improved Search Pattern
UgCS, a provider of mission planning software for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), together with public safety and disaster response UAS experts Airborne Response, have developed a comprehensive search capability for drones that will allow remote pilots to more effectively conduct search and rescue operations using the UgCS platform. Continue reading