Emergency response – The C-Drone Review

Notre Dame de Paris: police c-drone team provides crucial view to fire chief

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Sean DALY4079

The firemen who saved Notre Dame de Paris cathedral Monday evening had a modern tool at their disposal: a c-drone which flew overhead, piloted by the Parisian police who coordinated with the fire chief on the ground.

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Fotokite partners with Pierce Manufacturing to equip firetrucks with tethered drones

April 12, 2019April 13, 2019 Sean DALY6630

Fotokite, a startup founded in Switzerland in 2014 with offices in Zurich and Syracuse, New York, has partnered with Pierce Manufacturing Inc., a top supplier of firetrucks in North America, to integrate an autonomous tethered "kite" drone in emergency vehicles to help provide firefighters with situational awareness.

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Spain’s Quaternium equips Benidorm police with long endurance c-drone, authorized for BVLOS

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Sean DALY3670

Quaternium, a Spanish startup founded in 2013 by José Luis Cortés in València, has started a first responder pilot program with Policía Local de Benidorm featuring the HYBRiX.20 hybrid fuel-electric drone.

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UNICEF organizes vaccine deliveries by c-drone for South Pacific archipelago

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Sean DALY2108

The small South Pacific island archipelago nation of Vanuatu, with support from UNICEF, has launched a medical delivery program with c-drones from Australia's Swoop Aero and Germany's Wingcopter.

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New York City establishes tactical drone unit for emergencies amid civil liberties concerns

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 Sean DALY3621

The New York City Police Department has established a large drone team for emergencies and published a usage policy for its officers, which has been criticized by privacy groups.

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Alaris markets rugged portable drone video command center

December 6, 2018 Sean DALY3817

Alaris Unmanned Systems, a four-year-old Maryland firm, is launching a portable drone video monitoring and streaming solution for mobile command centers.

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AT&T flies c-drone to restore Puerto Rico cell service

November 17, 2017November 19, 2018 Sean DALY1269

AT&T uses a c-drone to replace fallen cell towers in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.

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C-drones monitor Hurricane Harvey damage

August 31, 2017November 19, 2018 Sean DALY1243

As Texas struggles with the most serious flooding in memory in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, c-drones are in the air surveying the extent of floods and damage to infrastructure.

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