The response drones: the second look
- The surveyor flags a warm spot; CCR sends the nearest response drone.
- It flies to the point and puts its zoom and thermal cameras on it, streaming at high priority for 30 seconds.
- The commander sees the stream and answers with one tap: person, animal or false alarm.
- Animals and warm rocks are dismissed in seconds instead of costing a team an hour on foot. The false alarms that kill single-sensor searches collapse.
- On a person, the drone stays overhead, marks the spot and guides the ground team in.
A warm spot checked and dismissed: a deer. Frame from the film Four drones, one mission (dramatized)