{"id":1475,"date":"2016-02-22T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/industry\/blog\/uncategorized\/using-aeryon-suas-to-improve-public-safety\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:25:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T23:25:49","slug":"using-aeryon-suas-to-improve-public-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/government\/2016\/02\/22\/using-aeryon-suas-to-improve-public-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Aeryon sUAS to improve public safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AeryonFrom traffic accidents to disaster relief, small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS)\u2014or drones as they\u2019re commonly known\u2014have tremendous potential to improve public safety. We at Aeryon Labs<\/a> are working with emergency personnel around the world to integrate sUAS technology into their day-to-day jobs. And as part of our work, we\u2019re partnering with Microsoft to demonstrate what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n

Ever since Aeryon Labs Inc. was founded in 2007, our goal has been to make our products easy to use. Our customers use this technology in a wide range of scenarios and most of our users are not aviation pilots. They need a solution that enables them to focus on their job, rather than controlling the UAS. By incorporating our mission control software (MCS) into a Windows-based tablet, complete with intuitive touchscreen, our customers have an easy way to control their sUAS (and camera payload) using the everyday interface they\u2019re already familiar with.<\/p>\n

More recently, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Advanced Patrol Platform<\/a> (MAPP), which uses a prototype police vehicle to demonstrate how advanced technology can help police officers improve their work. Aeryon is contributing to this effort by equipping the prototype vehicle with an Aeryon SkyRanger<\/a> to show how high-quality aerial imagery obtained from an sUAS can help first responders perform their work more safely and efficiently.<\/p>\n

So how exactly can sUAS raise the bar for public safety? Consider the following scenarios:<\/p>\n