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Unmanned Experts Chooses Aeryon's sUAS as Go-To Platform for Public Safety Applications

UMEX has been operating under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (DOJ NIJ) to investigate the effectiveness of sUAS in expediting accident scene clearance.

December 4, 2014
Unmanned Experts Chooses Aeryon's sUAS as Go-To Platform for Public Safety Applications

Aeryon Labs' Skyranger. Photo: Aeryon Labs

Aeryon Labs Inc. announced today that Unmanned Experts (UMEX) plans to use the Aeryon SkyRanger , in addition to the Aeryon Scout , to investigate and evaluate the benefits of sUAS technology in a number of police and fire service applications.

UMEX has been operating under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (DOJ NIJ) to investigate the effectiveness of sUAS in expediting accident scene clearance. The ability to use sUAS to clear accident scenes holds many potential benefits for law enforcement agencies and the general public, including:

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* Improved public and officer safety from reduced secondary incidents

* Reduced on-scene hours with bottom-line savings for public safety agencies

* Improved personal productivity for motorists from quicker clearance of traffic jams

UMEX chose this research topic because of its compelling business case to reduce the costs associated with traffic accidents and the ability to help accelerate public safety agencies’ adoption of sUAS.

After successful trials and demonstrations with the Aeryon Scout sUAS, UMEX has received approval from the NIJ to include the Aeryon SkyRanger as another resource tool to expand their research and evaluation capabilities.

"The Aeryon Scout has proven to be the ‘go to’ system for ease of training, transportability, rapid deployment and mission execution," explained Keven Gambold, CEO, Unmanned Experts. "The Scout’s optic quality and pixel density support the project’s research goals and we look forward to using the SkyRanger to leverage the integrated networking capabilities built into all Aeryon aircraft."

UMEX is actively exploring ways to extend their current research and to evaluate the use of sUAS in a variety of other public safety applications including, forensics and situational awareness (for incidents larger than accident scenes), search-and-rescue, as well as fire and HAZMAT response.

"We designed the Aeryon SkyRanger based on lessons learned from the Aeryon Scout," commented Dave Kroetsch, Aeyron’s President & CEO. "The added value of deploying both sUAS ensures even stronger results for the UMEX team. The research data they are collecting helps to validate the benefits of sUAS technology and accelerates the adoption process by public safety organizations."

About Unmanned Experts

Unmanned Experts Inc. is a team of highly experienced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators, engineers and subject matter professionals with over 25,000 hours UAS flying operations and a combined 100 years unmanned program leadership. Our operations teams are supported by professionals from various industries ranging from geospatial and imaging technologies, law enforcement and natural resource management to software and business development. For more information visit: www.unmannedexperts.com .

About Aeryon Labs Inc.

Aeryon Labs is the premier manufacturer of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) which are at the center of major world events and international media stories. The company is the trusted partner of civil and military customers, resellers, and other commercial business partners around the globe. Aeryon Labs is a Canadian Controlled Private Company with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Field-tested and mission-proven, Aeryon sUAS set the standard for immediate aerial intelligence gathering by anyone, anywhere, anytime, for a wide range of military, public safety and commercial applications. For more information visit: www.aeryon.com .

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