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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDFR allows the drone operator to listen to live 911 calls\nand, if necessary, deploy a drone to the scene to provide a set of eyes before\ndeputies arrive. The drone can stream live video to both deputies responding\nand the command center, providing critical information that can significantly\nchange the outcome of the response. DFR have been proven to reduce response\ntimes, increase resident and officer safety, and provide critical situational\nawareness for responders and callers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forsyth County\u2019s DFR program is being piloted in the Village\nof Clemmons due to its population density, moderate call volume and\nenthusiastic support from Clemmons Village Council. The program will operate\nfirst within a one-mile radius of the Lewisville-Clemmons Road\/Interstate 40\nintersection, with the goal of expanding to other locations soon. FSCO and\nAeroX have applied to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval to\noperate the first-responder drones to fly beyond the pilot\u2019s line of sight, which\nwould allow the program to operate across a wider area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are embracing this important new technology and\ndeploying it in this innovative way to increase safety and improve law\nenforcement in our community, providing a model for how other communities\nacross our state and nation can use drones to transform public safety,\u201d Sheriff\nBobby F. Kimbrough Jr. said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Forsyth County Sheriff\u2019s Office continues to be a vital\nAeroX partner and innovator, leading the way in aviation\u2019s new frontier with\nthis major advance in the area of public safety,\u201d said AeroX President Basil\nYap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nonprofit AeroX, led by public and private partners\nincluding FSCO, works with innovative organizations and the FAA to find new\nways to use drones to deliver public and private services, cargo and,\nultimately, people that are more effective, efficient, safer and less costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AeroX is focusing first on expanding drone use in public\nsafety, with the DFR program as a major initiative, package delivery and\ninfrastructure inspection. By leading in the unmanned aviation industry,\nForsyth County can attract new companies, create new high-paying jobs and\nimprove the quality of public services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AeroX continues work on building a ground-based surveillance\nsystem to support low-altitude traffic management, funded by a $5 million grant\nfrom the N.C. General Assembly. Dubbed Project ATLAS, it is focused on\nproviding surveillance data on \u201cnon-cooperative aircraft,\u201d those without\ntransponders that help other aircraft detect and avoid them. Filling that\ncritical surveillance data gap will support help support FSCO and other drone\noperators seeking FAA approval to fly drones beyond the operator\u2019s visual line\nof sight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imagine you hear intruders attempting to break into your home. You dial 911. As law enforcement speeds to your location, a drone appears and begins transmitting video of the intruders to law enforcement, following the intruders as they flee, until Deputies can apprehend them safely. This futuristic scenario is happening today in the Village of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-carolina","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FSCO-DFR-display-Oct-202227-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23842"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23845,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23842\/revisions\/23845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}