A Florida-based company has created an aerial surveillance system that comprises of a flight deck and an imaging unit attached to a tactical-grade balloon.
When it comes to monitoring vast areas from above, mounting a camera atop a pole or a roof was the only option until recently. Then came the drones, with their limited batteries and operational difficulties. Now, a Florida-based company has created an aerial surveillance system that comprises of a flight deck and an imaging unit attached to a tactical-grade balloon.
The company is IC Realtime and their solution is called Persistent Low Altitude Surveillance (PLAS). Speaking to asmag.com, Robert Mitchell, Director of Government Practice & Law Enforcement Division at IC Realtime, indicated that the need for such a solution is on the rise.
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