Triangle UAS LLC, a provider of unmanned aircraft system services and technology, has launched a drone-mounted real-time video streaming system to enhance situational awareness during disaster/accident response, and search and rescue efforts. Unveiled recently at the 2019 Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo, held April 1–4 in Denver, the new streaming solution from North Carolina-based Triangle UAS, is made to offer first responders, public safety officials, and smart cities a cost-effective, easy-to-use method of providing real-time video streaming from an aerial drone to remote operators or an emergency operations center via a secure Internet connection.
The Triangle UAS streaming solution consists of a compact, lightweight device that connects directly to the controller of a video-enabled drone to quickly and seamlessly encode and transmit the video stream to the Internet via 4G or WiFi networks, enabling the video to be viewed in real time on multiple screens at emergency operations centers or by authorized third-party users via a secure Internet connection. In addition to the hardware device, there is a custom server software platform, and a mobile and web-based app that supports secure access for hundreds of viewers with customizable privileges and the ability to record all incoming streams from multiple video sources. The new streaming solution will also support video from conventional video cameras and smartphones.
