Drone Helps Police Find Unconscious Car Crash Victim
A man who had been freezing to death in a ditch, roughly 160 metres away from his vehicle, was able to be located thanks to the help of a drone.
It didn't take long for the drone to find him unresponsive, in a ditch that was 6-feet deep, when the rescuers got to him. The drone was able to find him thanks to the infrared camera and the police say that it helped to save the man's life.
And it's sure nice to see authorities putting this technology to use in order to help save people's lives, rather than using it to police plants and harass people over victimless ”crimes”.
Drones today are being increasingly used in various industries around the world. Not only are a growing number of emergency response teams and police teams looking to use them to conduct their duties, but you can also find them being used to survey land, monitor crops, and much more.
In Washington state alone, they're looking to at least double their drone use by the end of this year.
Drones have been used on many occasions to help find people who have gone missing. This technology provides incredible value in many ways, one of them being that it's able to help search a lot more efficiently for people whenever they go missing.
They can be used to help analyze the safety of an area before rescue crews go, assist in fighting fires, cleaning-up after car accidents, delivering life-saving medical supplies, and plenty more.
A previous PwC analysis from 2016 valued the overall UAV market to be worth around $127 billion.
Despite the difficulty though, hundreds of millions of dollars continues to be invested into this space and there are a growing number of companies that are looking to start using drones as a part of their regular operations.
By 2020, it's estimated that there will be at least 7 million drones or more in the United States. Though, regulatory hurdles might not be the only problem that needs to be tackled. That's because previous surveys have suggested that a majority of Americans don't want drones flying close to where they live. And there are many legal and civil liberties advocates, and others, who have frequently voiced their worries for the privacy concerns that drones might pose.
As far as trying to make drones more appealing to the public, their look might have little to do with it. Researchers suggest that the design of the drone doesn't really matter in making it any more appealing to most people. A previous study from the University of Nevada discovered that our perception of drones isn't impacted by their design, to them a drone is simply a drone. It's still a long road ahead and going to be a difficult job for various industries to try and gain acceptance with the public (and authorities), in moving to use drone technology for a myriad of tasks and services.
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There are so many good uses for drones... I of course would just love to have one for photography!
Same with me here, do you or anyone reading this know of any online store where a camera drone can be purchased for a relatively low price?
Every technology when introduced is quite expensive, when they are massively adapted the relative price comes down.
Every drone is different from each other and so are the prices. You can purchase a relatively cheap camera drone on EBay from China for under $100 but it can not compete with DJI or any good Drone ..
Drones have great versatility although it's upsetting when overzealous regulation keeps such technology out of the hands of ordinary citizens.
I understand, for example, you don't want drones flying around airports but seemingly arbitrary choices of distances, drone weight allowance and altitude limits etc harm the usefulness of a drone to the ordinary citizen, in my opinion.
It is great that the use of new technologies is helping people and is used in such cases. It is indeed the good of progress. I'm proud of our developed world, when I hear news about how the latest invention going to help people, save lives, maintain health. That's what you need. The main goal of progress is achieved in such cases - work for the good of life.
The power of drones!
first time I see positive role of drone for saving human life
Drones are great. They are an advancement in technology that we will continue to utilize and improve upon. I wasn’t aware law enforcement was using them for this type of application but good for them, if it’ll save lives why not.
I know drones will hit snags along the way, malfunctions that cause accidents, damage, or injury...but improving them and using them to make human life better is worth the effort.
Excellent article and news
Undoubtedly the drones are a vital element, not only for the police and rescuer, are very useful items that can be used in many areas, they can also be counterproductive in the wrong hands.
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