by Brendan Stewart | Uncategorized
Introducing the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Last week DJI and its partners made a number of significant announcements at AirWorks, DJI’s enterprise conference in Dallas. One of the most exciting announcements for Public Safety was DJI’s Mavic 2 Enterprise. This easily...
by Brendan Stewart | Uncategorized
Since 2014 Illinois’ “Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act” has long been a source of anxiety for law enforcement agencies launching drone programs. Fortunately, it may be about to change. The act, which initially required officers intending to use drones to collect...
by Brendan Stewart | Uncategorized
On September 16th, a multiple alarm fire broke out at an apartment building located in the 9300 block of Landings Lane in the North Maine Fire Protections District’s response area. Several suburban fire and EMS units responded to provide mutual aid support....
by Brendan Stewart | Uncategorized
Since February of 2018, MABAS Illinois UAS Working Group has been working diligently to develop standards for interoperability of specialist drone teams throughout the state of Illinois and beyond. MABAS’s drone teams would be eligible as FEMA Type 1 UAS Teams,...
by Brendan Stewart | Uncategorized
If your agency is implementing a drone program, should you use Part 107, Public COA or both? It’s tempting to look at the Public COA process as a silver bullet to potentially avoid some of the limitations of Part 107 which without waivers does not meet the needs of...
