Until recently, aerial full motion video (FMV) in command situations has only been available to military commanders in war zones via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).  

Many veterans have returned from the battlefield to their local police department touting the value of these real-time, FMV images to commanders who need to assess situations, deploy and control resources and provide on-the-spot decisions. But while UAVs are restricted by the FAA from being flown in all but a few remote parts of the U.S., your department can have access to the same FMV technology on fixed wing aircraft that can fly without those restrictions anywhere in the U.S.

ASSIST-U.S. Cessna 182

ASSIST-U.S.^® can bring you that technology at an affordable price right here in your own backyard, from our base at the Concord Municipal Airport. We have been promoting the use of the real-time streaming of aerial full motion video throughout the state since our inception one year ago. To date, we have encountered no one in state law enforcement who did not see its value to their mission. 

Still image from FMV footage.

ASSIST-U.S.^®airborne assets provide capabilities that no other private or state resource can offer at this time. Although some in law enforcement have referred to other state aerial assets that have supported their missions, they freely admit those assets are not always available when needed and cannot always fully meet their needs for real-time, onsite, situational awareness. 

Benefits of Aerial FMV Services

Our full motion video can be streamed in real time to anyone with Internet access. This is extremely important both for decision makers in command and control centers and for commanders at the scene with smart phones or laptops who need to assess a situation outside their immediate surroundings.

Because of the situational awareness it offers, this technology provides better control over the dangerous, life-threatening activities that face first responders.  

Some of the benefits ASSIST-U.S.^® has demonstrated include:

1. From first responder to the incident commander, our video allows all units to act in an informed manner and to build a systematic, consistent view of the operational environment. Previously,  information was stove-piped, only received by a few relevant users who were unable to properly share data and control the activities of everyone responding.
2. When a time-critical decision must be made regarding a building entry or a rescue, an incident commander has the visual information in real-time to make a more informed decision that can save lives.
3. Our aerial platform equipped with FMV technology can oversee areas in minutes that are either impassable to ground-based traffic or at a remote location where real-time response on the ground can take hours, greatly improving your response time and the accurate deployment of your resources.  

Maximizing Resources, Enhancing Safety

Please Visit Our Booth on June 4^th and 5^th, 2011

At the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police annual convention this June, I'll be available to elaborate each of these points in detail and recommend funding sources to help offset the cost of utilizing our airborne streaming video services.