PROJECT BRIEF

Full service autonomous drone network for real-time surveillance, disaster recovery, mapping and urban planning. Our area-wide drone network provides secure, 24/7 remote access for key city stakeholders, first responders, and those involved in rebuilding after a major event. Our unique history and experience has brought us together to be able to change the way disasters are handled and monitored. Technology is rapidly evolving, and it’s time to bring visibility in ways that had previously never been possible.

SOLUTION OVERVIEW

The recent fires have left the Palisades area vulnerable to safety risks, looting, and environmental hazards. We propose establishing a drone network that covers the entire damage area to:

 

  • Survey and map damage zones and monitor the changes from prior maps
  • Monitor landslide risks and geotechnical changes
  • Provide 24/7 aerial surveillance and assistance for law enforcement and city officials
  • Track rebuilding efforts to ensure compliance with permits and safety regulations
  • Enhance insurance and building inspections with high-resolution aerial data
  • Support debris clean up teams with remote live access to critical areas
  • Provide data to the people as a way to help them see their own progress upon rebuilding
  • Provide 24/7 access to on demand response flights upon request at all times

DETAILS

  • Approximately 17 Drone docks installed at key locations to provide full coverage
  • 2 Mile operational radius for maximum overlap and fast response
  • Single point of contact for access to data, requests, flights, and coordinated efforts
  • 2 min average response time upon request
  • Training provided

PALISADES USE CASES: 

  • Disaster Recovery: Structural assessments, rebuilding oversight, and progress tracking
  • Public Safety: Crime prevention, looter monitoring, emergency response, thermal imaging, night flights, incognito subject tracking, and enhanced situational awareness added to any call within the area
  • Urban Planning: Architectural analysis, permit verification, and city development monitoring
  • Environmental Monitoring: Landslide risk analysis, air quality assessment, and terrain shifts
  • Insurance & Inspections: High-resolution imaging for property claims and construction validation
  • Community Safety & Oversight: Ensuring abandoned structures are secured and preventing unauthorized occupation.
  • More services applicable

ROLL OUT SCHEDULE:

–Identify Key Stakeholders–

Establish working relationships with city officials, law enforcement, and emergency services

–Deploy Infrastructure–

Execute the dock placement plan and install each drone dock where needed

–File Drone Use Waivers–

Ensure regulatory compliance with the FAA

–Data & Analysis Pipeline–

Integrate data flows with existing channels

–Establish Drone Force Committee–

Multiple organizations communicating needs and sharing information

–Begin Autonomous Flights–

Deploy drones in priority zones for damage assessment and security

–Provide Reports & Insights–

Deliver actionable intelligence on a scheduled or on demand basis.

PROVEN SUCCESS: ASHEVILLE CASE STUDY

Objective: Assist in post-disaster cleanup and recovery following billions in damage from Hurricane Helene.

    • Police Integration: Provided real-time aerial surveillance access to law enforcement through joint access to the network of drone docks. 
    • Damage Assessment: Mapped debris, structural damage, and the recovery progress. This is provided to officials, first responders, and the partners involved in rebuilding Asheville. 
    • Crime Prevention: Police take on locating looters, monitoring homeless encampments, and responding to crime faster than they have ever been able to before.
    • Deployment: 13 drone docks needed to cover the affected areas.
  • Project is still active and deployed