Perhaps no police technology is more controversial today than flying robotic drones equipped with cameras that officers can use to get a bird’s-eye view of a crime scene in an emergency. Critics say the use of drones raises major privacy concerns.
But drones offer some promise for law enforcement, according to Sgt. Andrew Cohen of the Miami-DadePolice Department in Florida. The department is testing a T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle (MAV), an aerial cameradrone from Honeywell International, but it hasn’t used the aircraft in a real-world emergency situation yet.
What the MAV brings to police work is the ability to get a close look dangerous situations as they unfold. About 24 inches in diameter and 24 inches tall, the 19-lb. MAV is a flyable video camera that bears more of a resemblance to a helicopter than it does to, say, a jet.
http://i-hls.com/2014/08/cool-cop-tech-flyable-video-camera/
But drones offer some promise for law enforcement, according to Sgt. Andrew Cohen of the Miami-DadePolice Department in Florida. The department is testing a T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle (MAV), an aerial cameradrone from Honeywell International, but it hasn’t used the aircraft in a real-world emergency situation yet.
What the MAV brings to police work is the ability to get a close look dangerous situations as they unfold. About 24 inches in diameter and 24 inches tall, the 19-lb. MAV is a flyable video camera that bears more of a resemblance to a helicopter than it does to, say, a jet.
http://i-hls.com/2014/08/cool-cop-tech-flyable-video-camera/