Motorola Solutions has invested in BRINC and SkySafe, forming strategic alliances to integrate Drone as First Responder (DFR) and drone detection technologies into its 911 command centre system, CommandCentral.
More than 60 percent of North America’s public safety answering points (PSAP) use Motorola Solutions’ 911 command centre software and the new alliance enables public safety agencies to introduce drones to help protect the public’s safety and security.
BRINC allows 911 call handlers to immediately dispatch drones in response to emergency calls or with the push of a button from a Motorola Solutions APX NEXT smart radio. According to the company, some 911 calls can be cleared solely with drones, which Motorola Solutions expects to augment with “Assist for 911,” its AI application that can automate incident analysis and help determine when a DFR-based response is appropriate.
The SkySafe alliance also brings drone detection to the screens of 911 and command centre operators. SkySafe can track and identify a drone, its operator’s location and real-time flight path and historical data. With SkySafe’s cloud-based SaaS platform, customers do not need to make a hardware or infrastructure investment. The company predicts the number of consumer drones in the US could rise into the millions, highlighting the scale of risk that unauthorised drones potentially pose.
The new streams of drone intelligence enabled through these integrations can be streamed live into the command centre and shared with officers in the field on in-vehicle computers or mobile devices. It can further be stored in agencies’ evidence management systems as part of Motorola Solutions’ ecosystem of safety and security technologies. Agencies can combine other incident data for comprehensive analysis and evidence, including AI-based redaction to protect privacy.
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