Axon Skydio Integrated Drone Solutions for Policing and First Response

Axon Skydio Integrated Drone Solutions are designed to enhance policing and first response efforts.

These solutions combine the capabilities of Axon's body-worn cameras and Skydio's drones to provide a comprehensive view of a scene.

The integration of Axon and Skydio technology allows for real-time video streaming from the drone to the Axon Evidence digital evidence management system.

This enables first responders to quickly assess a situation and share critical information with their team.

Axon Skydio Integrated Drone Solutions can be equipped with a variety of sensors and cameras, including thermal imaging and high-resolution cameras.

This provides first responders with a detailed understanding of a scene, even in low-light conditions.

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The Skydio and Axon partnership is a game-changer in the world of public safety. Skydio and Axon have combined their expertise to create a seamless drone program development process.

Skydio and Axon provide best practices for community outreach and policies to ensure public trust and transparency. This is crucial in building trust with the community.

Skydio and Axon have pre-integrated their data systems for response initiation, real-time live streaming, and evidentiary capture. This integration makes it easy to access and share information.

Skydio and Axon have a deep roster of drones, docks, attachments, and accessories that meet the needs of jurisdictions' ConOps and expected missions. This ensures that the right equipment is used for the job.

Skydio and Axon have experts in regulatory compliance who can help jurisdictions meet FAA regulations, obtain necessary waivers, and adhere to relevant NDAA security requirements. This takes a huge burden off of jurisdictions.

The partnership between Skydio and Axon has been praised for its ability to listen to the needs of agencies and bring disparate systems together. This has been a huge success for agencies like ours.

Here are some key benefits of the Skydio and Axon partnership:

Drones are rapidly changing calls for service response in public safety, providing real-time situational awareness and unmatched perspectives when and where they are needed most.

Deploying drones within seconds of an incident from patrol vehicles or pre-positioned docks reduces response times, enables better decision-making, and improves overall operational efficiency.

Drones can quickly provide aerial views of incidents, allowing first responders to assess situations before arriving on the scene, keeping officers safer by reducing their exposure to potential dangers.

The use of drones in public safety can reduce use of force and officer-involved shooting incidents, helping officers de-escalate situations and respond more appropriately by providing clear, real-time information.

Sergeant Loperfido of the Miami Beach Police Department notes, "When someone is in distress or needs assistance, our drones are first responders. They can get out there with our cops and give us an eye in the sky of that perfect perspective."

**Steps to Develop a Drone as First Responder Program**

1. Community engagement and policy creation through Skydio- and Axon-suggested best practices for community outreach and policies to ensure public trust and transparency.

2. Selection and enablement of personnel, including training on technology use, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and protocols.

3. Regulatory compliance to meet FAA regulations, obtain necessary waivers and authorization, and adhere to relevant NDAA security requirements.

Developing your DFR program requires a combination of these steps, which are now possible with Skydio and Axon.

A Drone First Responder Program is a game-changer for public safety. It provides real-time situational awareness and unmatched perspectives when and where they are needed most.

Deploying drones within seconds of an incident from patrol vehicles or pre-positioned docks reduces response times, enabling better decision-making and improving operational efficiency. This keeps officers safer by reducing their exposure to potential dangers.

The use of drones in public safety can reduce use of force and officer-involved shooting incidents. Drones help officers de-escalate situations and respond more appropriately by providing clear, real-time information.

Developing a Drone First Responder program requires a combination of community engagement, policy creation, personnel selection, regulatory compliance, equipment selection, and a strategic implementation plan. This includes establishing centralized stations for remote drone operations and deploying drones in docks and/or patrol vehicles for rapid response.

The day-to-day execution of drone response includes defining SOPs for flight operations, drone response initiation, flight control software, detect-and-avoid capabilities, safety mechanisms, and secure evidentiary capture. This is made possible through the integration between Skydio and Axon systems.

Here are the key components of a successful Drone First Responder program:

Successful Drone First Responder programs extend beyond field operations and include detailed accounting of flight logs and incident reports, community reporting, documentation of continued training and flight hours, and an ongoing maintenance program. This helps maintain a proficient drone flight team and ensures peak performance for all equipment.

Axon's integration with Skydio's drones allows public safety agencies to utilize autonomy in their drone programs. This means they can have more control and efficiency in their operations.

With Skydio's seamless integration, public safety drone programs can now have live streaming capabilities, program management, and evidence management all through Axon's leading ecosystem. Many agencies are already using Axon, making it a convenient choice for their drone programs.

Axon's network of interconnected devices makes it easy for agencies to manage their drone programs. This includes features like program management and evidence management.