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A Focus on Public Safety UAS Education and Networking: DRONERESPONDERS at XPONENTIAL 2022 AIRT will produce two new concepts –Conclave and Forum – for first responders using Drones For Good. Since its inception in Spring 2019, DRONERESPONDERS has emerged as the leading non-profit voice dedicated exclusively to the support and …

APSA and AIRT Collaborate to Support Public Safety Drone Use of NIST Test Methods for sUAS by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Non-profit organizations the Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) and the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) have entered into an agreement of cooperation in order to support the …

Breaking Down Barriers: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Drone and Robotic Vehicles Industry AUVSI Florida Peninsula Chapter considers diversity and inclusion, and takes a strategic and actionable approach to creating more opportunities in the drone industry for everyone.  The following is a guest post by Christopher Todd, President of …

Florida to Take Center Stage for Drones and Autonomous Vehicle Systems in 2022 With a new push from the AUVSI Florida Peninsula Chapter, the Sunshine State is poised to expand its leadership role in the unmanned ground, air, and sea-based systems sector. The following is a guest post by Christopher Todd, …

A new collaborative initiative with AIRT and AUVSI will help DRONERESPONDERS bring statewide resources together.  The Florida Public Safety Coordination Group will help agencies develop a statewide framework to support the use of drones and other unmanned systems in public safety. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The leading …

Remote ID Q & A: Who will enforce Remote ID? When does it become effective? Where is it required? For all of these questions and more, DRONERESPONDERS, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping public safety agencies use drones, has your answers. The FAA released the long-awaited rule on Remote ID for …

Public safety drones are an increasingly important sector in the drone industry – and in communities across the country.  Now, an agreement between ASTM International and DRONERESPONDERS will move towards standardized global training of public safety personnel. “ASTM International, the global leader in fully transparent standards development, and the DRONERESPONDERS …

DAVID HOLT / CC BY-SA Last week, at the FAA UAS Symposium, the FAA unveiled the new Public Safety Tactical Beyond Visual Line of Sight (TBVLOS) waiver for first responders.  The Tactical BVLOS waiver provides public safety professionals with permission to fly beyond visual line of sight when it counts most …

Are emergency services agencies and police using drones in the best way to serve communities?  It’s a tricky question, and one at the forefront in the drone industry.  As technology like facial recognition develops, communities are concerned with the expansion of drones in public agencies – creating a difficult environment …

File photo   A groundbreaking survey of public safety agencies reveals new data about the use of drones during the COVID crisis and data security concerns surrounding their current UAV programs. Commissioned by the non-profit Airborne Incident Response Team in conjunction with its parent group DRONERESPONDERS, the study surveyed 300 …