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BRINC to supply LEMUR 2 drones in $700K Schenectady police force deal

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Seattle-based UAV security and emergency situational awareness specialist BRINC has recruited another big US client to its LEMUR 2 drone offer, with the New York city of Schenectady voting Tuesday to approve a nearly $700,000 contract with the startup to introduce the craft as police department asset.

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New York police drone use skyrockets despite public privacy fears

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When New York Mayor Eric Adams announced the liberalization of permitting rules for drone operation in the city last July, he predicted it would lead to a growth of aerial services improving residents’ daily lives. One application he didn’t mention is one many New Yorkers are least enamored with: UAV surveillance by the police, which has increased exponentially over the past year.

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So much for discretion: New York police drones to check into outdoor party complaints this weekend

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New York has recently taken considerable steps toward facilitating and increasing the use of long-banished drones within the city – and also overcoming lively resident opposition to those rooted in personal privacy concerns. But it’s precisely the enduring strength of that resistance that now risks making a decision by NY police to deploy UAVs for outdoor and backyard party surveillance this long holiday weekend a “too much, too soon” decision officials may wind up regretting.

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‘New York Post’ wigs out over its own report of possible police drone use as first responders

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In the wake of recent moves to facilitate drone operations in the formerly closed skies of New York City, officials are now reportedly examining the further expansion of already increasing police use of UAVs to include emergency responder activities – provoking immediate, albeit suspiciously motivated alarm.

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NUAIR unveils NY-Quebec AAM corridor development project

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The operational footprint and activity range of drone development organization, Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), is set to get considerably larger through its participation in a new US-Canadian consortium aiming to create what it calls “the first international advanced air mobility (AAM) corridor” between New York and Quebec.

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NYPA adds AI to drone inspection and analysis of power lines

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Already accustomed to using drones to inspect its enormous 1,400 circuit miles of transmission infrastructure, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) says it’s now turning to artificial intelligence (AI) analytics to both speed up and improve detection of weak points requiring repair, and take action to prevent costly outages.

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‘Now I’ve got a great New York story’: Texas tourist who crashed drone into 7 World Trade Center

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A 22-year-old videographer and financial trader from Texas could never have guessed that he would be spending day two of his New York vacation with the FBI and New York Police Department’s counterterrorism unit. But that’s what happens when you accidentally fly a drone into the 7 World Trade Center building.

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2019 New York UAS Symposium

Drone demonstrations in 50-mile BVLOS corridor during New York UAS Symposium

In its second year, NUAIR is hosting the 2019 New York UAS Symposium at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY. During the three-day event, you will be able to watch drone demonstrations using the 50-Mile BVLOS corridor outfitted with the radar and technologies needed to make the entire corridor testable airspace. The 2019 New York UAS Symposium will take place from September 16 to 18, 2019.

See below for more information about the event or click here for more New York drone news.


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