Drones for good is getting a research and analysis lift from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which is teaming up with the nonprofit Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) to find ways to improve UAV deployment in emergency and rescue situations.
Embry-Riddle, the largest accredited US university system with a focus on aeronautic disciplines, is joining forces with AIRT to examine how drones are being used by first responders in the national airspace system (NAS). As they do, the partners will also seek ways to enhance, promote, and expand those deployments, and analyze how third-party pilots – whether service provider partners or private UAV enthusiasts – affect official safety operations by police, firefighters, and other public emergency responders.
Insight from the collaboration will help AIRT’s work in promoting “drones for good” at the heart of its DroneResponders program, the rapidly growing network uniting first responders,…
