{"id":25985,"date":"2023-06-26T23:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=25985"},"modified":"2023-06-26T23:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T23:13:17","slug":"north-texas-innovation-alliance-and-dallas-county-launch-uas-and-robotics-technology-program-to-drive-smart-county-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/texas\/north-texas-innovation-alliance-and-dallas-county-launch-uas-and-robotics-technology-program-to-drive-smart-county-vision\/%20","title":{"rendered":"North Texas Innovation Alliance and Dallas County Launch UAS and Robotics Technology Program to Drive Smart County Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo above – Mark Lang; Territory Account Executive, BRINC; sUAS 107 Certified \u2013 Retired LEO.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A team from DroneUp prepares for a demonstration.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

North Texas Innovation Alliance<\/a> (NTXIA) \u2013 a 501(c)3 regional consortium of more than 40 municipalities, agencies, corporations and academic institutions across North Texas with a mission to build the most connected, smart and resilient region in the country \u2013 has partnered with Dallas County to launch a UAS and Robotics Technology Program in support of Dallas County\u2019s Smart County Blueprint. The program will help drive the potential adoption of innovative drone and robotic solutions to improve county efficiencies, enhance public safety and address day-to-day processes of various county departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The county held a demonstration today for vendors in the\nUAS, robotics and drone industries to showcase their latest solutions in the\nareas of parking lot surveillance, illegal dumping detection, inventory\nmanagement, inter-office and building delivery, remote fleet vehicle\ninspections, building inspection\/evaluations and robotics for public safety.\nThe demonstration day was a result of Dallas County allowing for a call for\ninnovation for groundbreaking solutions in this space, after condensing the\nhighly competitive entry pool from over 35 responses. County stakeholders including\nthe Sheriff\u2019s Department, Buildings Department, Fire Marshal\u2019s Office and more\nwere present to evaluate the demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jennifer Sanders<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe UAS and Robotics Program is the next step for Dallas\nCounty reaching its Smart County vision,\u201d said NTXIA Co-Founder and Executive\nDirector Jennifer Sanders. \u201cTogether with our partners, NTXIA\u2019s mission is to\nhelp municipalities in the North Texas region discover world-class smart city\ntechnologies and important resources they will need to improve the lives of\ncitizens and create efficiencies, as well as elevate public safety into the\nfuture. Today\u2019s drone demo day is a reflection of how bringing together\nstakeholders from the technology world, government and business will push us to\nthe forefront in smart region leadership \u2013 helping to also drive sensible\npolicy and exposure of exciting new innovations to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NTXIA launched Dallas County\u2019s Smart County Blueprint in\n2021 to help local governments leverage new solutions to improve outcomes and\nresource efficiencies, as well as enhance quality of life for Dallas County\njurisdictions and their residents. The UAS and Robotics Technology Program is a\nkey item on the agenda for 2023 to help government stakeholders understand the\nvalue and feasibility of scaling and implementing these solutions county-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathon Bazan <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a county, we want to best serve our residents and\nenhance their day-to-day lives by leveraging the latest technology solutions,\nand our drone and robotics program is just the beginning,\u201d said Dallas County\nAssistant County Administrator Jonathon Bazan. \u201cOur Smart County Blueprint aims\nto create a cohesive experience for residents with access to similar\ntechnologies as they cross city lines within Dallas County and making\ngovernment leaders aware of the technologies available and their benefits is\nthe first step toward long-term implementation. NTXIA has been key in helping\nour county both shape and execute on this vision, and today\u2019s demo day allows\nleaders, stakeholders and constituents to see the potential of this vision\nfirsthand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to see Dallas County embracing\ngroundbreaking technologies in the drone and robotics spaces,\u201d said Dallas\nCounty Fire Marshal Robert De Los Santos. \u201cAs a servant of the community, our\ngoal is to best protect our county, and this demo day will allow key county\nleaders to be exposed to proven and tested solutions that can serve for\npractical use cases today, and future solutions that will allow our county to\ncontinue to progress with the latest technologies. These solutions will be able\nto assist us in our duties of surveillance, public safety and more. It is truly\nexciting to be part of a county that is focused on preparing for the future for\nthe benefit of its citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo above – Mark Lang; Territory Account Executive, BRINC; sUAS 107 Certified \u2013 Retired LEO. North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA) \u2013 a 501(c)3 regional consortium of more than 40 municipalities, agencies, corporations and academic institutions across North Texas with a mission to build the most connected, smart and resilient region in the country \u2013 has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-texas","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NTXIA-3-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25985","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=25985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25990,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25985\/revisions\/25990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}