Fifth Annual UAS Summit for Public Safety Officials

New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and NUAIR Host Fifth Annual UAS Summit for Public Safety Officials The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) and NUAIR were proud to host the fifth annual New York State Public Safety UAS Summit, which drew over 200 public safety officials to the Central New […]

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Automatic Emergency Braking ..

Cepton Inc. (NASDAQ: CPTN) Advances Lidar Solutions Enabling Automatic Emergency Braking, NHTSA Pushes for New Rules Automatic Emergency Braking (“AEB”) is a vehicle safety feature designed to help prevent or mitigate accidents. This technology uses sensors to monitor, detect obstacles and apply the vehicle’s brakes to avoid collisions or reduce impact severity. AEB uses various sensors, and there has been […]

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Registration now open for annual public safety UAS..

Registration now open for annual public safety UAS summit hosted by NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services & NUAIR  Day 1 – August 16The first day of the summit will occur at the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) in Oriskany, New York. This day will include a series of presentations on key policy issues, case studies, and best practices concerning […]

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AI and Machine Learning Enable Black Swift Technologies’

AI and Machine Learning Enable Black Swift Technologies’ Emergency Safe Landing Functionality Boulder, CO – (September 9, 2019) – Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced today its revolutionary Automated Emergency Safe Landing (AESL) functionality for UAS. The technology integrates state of the art machine learning algorithms and cutting edge onboard processors into the Black Swift S2™ UAS […]

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DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit to Unite Police, Fire, and Emergency Services

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DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit to Unite Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Drone Operators at Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2019 Summit format will offer a robust discussion forum for UAS thought leaders across the public safety sector to tackle some the biggest challenges facing first responders operating drones LAS VEGAS, NV, August 6, 2019  – Remote pilots and UAS program thought-leaders […]

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3D Fuel Modeling Helps Predict Fire Behavior

Land managers have a new tool in their firefighting arsenals that models forest fuels in three dimensions. These 3D fuel models have the potential to make firefighting and the management of controlled burns safer and less costly while helping to protect valuable natural resources. The 3D fuels modeling technique will benefit land managers by allowing firefighters to develop better strategies […]

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Search and Rescue Drones to Find Lost Forest Hikers

Search and Rescue drones to use autonomous car tech to find lost forest hikers  Drones are already being used by the emergency services to help locate missing people. But in forests the densely packed trees can interfere with the drones’ GPS connection, making their performance unreliable. In a bid to fix this, a group of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute […]

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