Aerial Metrics

Beginning in 2015, Stan Taylor and Iain Lopata launched an effort to explore the potential for the use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to improve the process of crash investigation. Working hand-in-hand with the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) they developed a system that employes sUAS and photogrammetry to reduce road closure times, improve officer safety and capture better evidence at crash scenes. Now, with more than 60 real world crash investigations completed using the techniques that they developed, Stan and Iain are working to enable public safety agencies around the world to take advantage of these same techniques. We believe that, just as many police departments have specialized K-9 units, many will also find that having a sUAS capability that can be deployed in defined situations will be valuable.