Aeronyde and Unifly to provide emergency responders with advanced UAS technology

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Aeronyde and Unifly have announced a partnership to bring advanced UAS technology to emergency responders.

The companies will create an “efficient self-flying system” for police and fire departments by integrating Unifly’s Unmanned Traffic Management services, along with Aeronyde’s system for Autonomous flight.

“Whenever I visit a new city, I look up and see endless possibility,” says Edgar Munoz, CEO of Aeronyde.

“I see self-flying vehicles zipping safely along urban skyways, helping people and serving the needs of a growing world. To make this happen, we’re honored to partner with Unifly, a leader in unmanned traffic management, systems design, airspace safety and regulation, and beyond. The Sky’s no Limit!”

According to the companies, their partnership will create an autonomous system that allows emergency responders to scale their UAS operations. Along with offering on-demand dispatching of registered and authorized UAS, the resulting system will also deliver real-time situational awareness of scenes of distress.

State and local authorities and public safety services currently use UAS for a variety of purposes every day, including for fire spot detection from above buildings, search and rescue operations, and scene reconstruction after a car accident. According to Aeronyde, its technology will enable the development of various additional use-cases, including routine neighborhood aerial patrols to keep citizens safe during the day and at night.

Aeronyde and Unifly say that their partnership works to simplify the UAS dispatch and management process in an effort to allow Emergency Responders to focus on the valuable data that serves their mission, as opposed to the logistics of operating UAS. Before the flight, UAS operators can simply plan and validate their mission through a user-friendly interface.

Unifly’s flight validation engine checks compliance with all federal, state, and local rules and regulations. It also ensures deconfliction between UAS operations.

The platform allows local operators and central authorities to monitor and track the UAS in real time. After an operation, specific tools such as the logs and the replay mode, allow for easy post-flight analysis and analytics.

The Aeronyde-Unifly integration is currently in development, and will be demonstrated later this summer in the presence of local and state authorities and key industry stakeholders.