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Drones carrying various sensors are being deployed globally to help secure borders and protect the agents who patrol them, while counter-UAS systems are being leveraged to safely take drones with nefarious payloads out of service.
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The Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD) has expanded its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program, establishing the largest first responder agency coverage area (37 square miles) monitored by radar sensors instead of humans in the United States. The PSPD’s program expansion was made possible with multiple remote drone launch points across Palm Springs utilizing MatrixSpace’s low airspace awareness technology. This innovation has also supported the city’s application for a FAA No Visual Observer flight operations waiver to ensure the safe separation and avoidance of both general aviation and commercial aircraft.

HSWERX, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) innovation hub, selected MatrixSpace radar to provide advanced air detection to support uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The technology has potential applications across a variety of mission environments, including the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.

MatrixSpace has integrated Dell NativeEdge to enhance AI-powered radar solutions for public safety and smart city applications. The MatrixSpace 360 radar uses edge computing for real-time object detection, classification, and decision-making without relying on cloud processing. Dell NativeEdge improves the speed, security, and scalability of MatrixSpace’s situational awareness technology. The City of Palm Springs Police Department uses this technology in its “Drone as First Responder” program to enhance emergency response and public safety. The radar system provides a 360-degree field of view, long detection range, and interconnectable nodes for low airspace awareness.

Aerospace technology provider Sagetech Avionics has selected AI sensing system innovator MatrixSpace to support its advanced airspace solutions. Sagetech Avionics empowers safe flight in crewed and uncrewed aircraft with certifiable situational awareness solutions, serving military, public and commercial organizations. MatrixSpace and Sagetech Avionics recently partnered to win an HSWERX award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their work on advanced air detection supporting uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The solution has potential applications across a variety of mission environments, including the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.

The Palm Springs Police Department just launched the largest radar-enabled drone responder program in the U.S., covering 37 square miles without the need for human spotters. “We’re really excited as department to get this off the ground,” said Lieutenant William Hutchinson with the PSPD. “This asset matters not only to the officers in the field, but the public at large who really depend on emergency services to be there quickly.” MatrixSpace is the sensor company behind the technology, and says the system speeds up emergency response times.

MatrixSpace announced that MatrixSpace 360 Radar is using Dell Technologies AI-powered edge computing to enhance its radar sensor solutions. By integrating Dell NativeEdge, the advanced edge operations software solution that helps manage and secure technology deployed in the field, MatrixSpace is boosting its situational awareness technology’s speed, security, and scalability to support the future of public safety and smart city operations.

Dan O'Shea chats with Inside Unmanned System's executive editor Richard Thomas regarding regulations, standards, what drone detection really means and how cities and organizations are scaling drone programs to meet new opportunities and challenges.
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