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Consider a police officer arriving on the scene of a commercial burglary and immediately launching an unmanned aerial vehicle that can clear the roof of the structure in minutes. Or consider a firetruck arriving on a fire scene and a tethered drone with thermal camera launching from a cargo compartment that provides tactical information to the on-scene commander. In coming years, public safety agencies will operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones, on a routine basis.
The applications for the use of unmanned aircraft are evolving rapidly and public safety agencies that adopt this technology will find that UAS are a force multiplier and will be….
