Axon provides public safety technology for law enforcement and public safety agencies, including body-worn cameras, digital evidence systems, dispatch-related tools, drone-related public safety products, and connected response workflows. Axon's drone ecosystem is relevant to agencies evaluating DFR, evidence management, and command visibility.
Public safety use cases
- Drone as First Responder
- Digital evidence workflows
- Police technology integration
- Real-time response visibility
- Training and support
- Counter-drone (via Dedrone)
Notes: Major public safety technology company. Agencies should evaluate privacy, data retention, procurement, cybersecurity, and policy implications when adopting connected public safety systems.
BRINC develops drones and related systems focused on emergency response, law enforcement, fire, search and rescue, and Drone as First Responder operations. Platforms are positioned around rapid response, tactical communication, indoor/incident support, and payload-based public safety missions.
Public safety use cases
- Drone as First Responder
- Emergency response
- Search and rescue
- Tactical response
- Two-way communication
- Payload delivery for emergency use cases
- Drone dock / response infrastructure
Notes: Agencies should review performance, delivery timelines, support model, airspace requirements, privacy policy, and total cost of ownership.
Skydio is a U.S.-based drone manufacturer serving public safety, defense, infrastructure, and enterprise users. Public safety solutions are relevant to agencies evaluating autonomous flight, DFR workflows, docked operations, tactical response, and U.S.-manufactured drone options.
Public safety use cases
- Drone as First Responder
- Autonomous public safety drones
- Patrol support
- Fireground support
- Search and rescue
- Docked operations
- U.S.-based procurement considerations
Notes: Agencies should evaluate airspace pathway, hardware capability, battery performance, camera/sensor fit, data policy, support model, and integration needs.
LiveU provides live video transmission and bonded cellular technology used in broadcast, public safety, emergency response, critical infrastructure, and field operations. Relevant for live video delivery from drones, field teams, mobile command vehicles, EOCs, real-time crime centers, and remote command environments.
Public safety use cases
- Live drone video to command
- Mobile command video workflows
- Emergency response streaming
- Real-time crime center video feeds
- Public safety bonded cellular
- Critical infrastructure monitoring
- Disaster response communications
- Multi-camera field operations
Notes: Agencies should evaluate latency, bandwidth, carrier coverage, encryption/security, endpoint compatibility, command center workflow, and evidence/non-evidence retention policy.
DroneSense provides public safety drone software for flight operations, fleet management, live streaming, mission management, and agency workflows. Relevant for agencies managing drone programs across pilots, aircraft, missions, video, and reporting.
Public safety use cases
- Flight operations management
- Drone program administration
- Live streaming
- Fleet tracking
- Mission management
- Reporting workflows
- Agency program oversight
Motorola Solutions provides public safety communications, command center software, radio systems, video security, and emergency response technology. Relevant for agencies integrating drone feeds, CAD, command workflows, and emergency communications.
Public safety use cases
- Command center integration
- CAD / dispatch ecosystem
- Public safety communications
- Video management
- Real-time operations
- Emergency response coordination
Esri provides GIS software widely used by public safety, emergency management, utilities, and government agencies. Relevant for drone programs needing mapping, incident layers, disaster response maps, dashboards, search grids, and operational GIS.
Public safety use cases
- GIS dashboards
- Emergency management mapping
- Drone data layers
- Search and rescue grids
- Fire perimeter mapping
- Damage assessment
- Incident command maps
Fotokite provides tethered drone systems used by fire departments and public safety agencies for persistent aerial situational awareness. Tethered systems may simplify operations by providing continuous overwatch from vehicles or incident scenes.
Public safety use cases
- Fireground overwatch
- Persistent incident monitoring
- Vehicle-mounted aerial view
- Emergency response
- Search and rescue support
- Scene safety
Teledyne FLIR provides thermal imaging sensors and related technologies used across public safety, defense, industrial inspection, and emergency response. Thermal imaging is central to many public safety drone missions.
Public safety use cases
- Thermal search
- Fireground hotspot detection
- Night operations
- Search and rescue
- Hazmat standoff
- Perimeter detection
- Disaster response
DJI Enterprise drones have been widely used by public safety agencies for search and rescue, fire service, law enforcement support, mapping, thermal operations, and disaster response. DJI platforms remain common in many local agency fleets.
Public safety use cases
- Search and rescue
- Fireground operations
- Mapping
- Thermal operations
- Disaster response
- Law enforcement support
- Training fleets
Notes: Procurement restrictions, federal funding limitations, cybersecurity concerns, and state/federal policy changes may affect future purchases. Agencies should carefully review current procurement rules, funding source restrictions, state law, federal guidance, cybersecurity policy, and local legal requirements before purchasing or deploying any platform affected by supply chain or security restrictions.
Autel Robotics drones have been used in public safety, mapping, inspection, and enterprise workflows. Agencies evaluating Autel should review current procurement rules, cybersecurity policies, funding restrictions, and support considerations.
Public safety use cases
- Search and rescue
- Mapping
- Thermal operations
- Fireground support
- Disaster assessment
- Enterprise drone operations
Dedrone provides counter-drone and airspace security technology for detecting, tracking, and managing unauthorized drone activity. Relevant for public safety agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, stadiums, and major events.
Public safety use cases
- Counter-UAS
- Drone detection
- Event security
- Critical infrastructure security
- Airspace awareness
- Unauthorized drone response
Carbyne provides emergency communications technology for public safety answering points and emergency response organizations. Relevant to public safety drone ecosystems where 911, caller video, location data, and real-time incident information intersect.
Public safety use cases
- 911 communications
- Real-time caller data
- Emergency video
- Location intelligence
- Dispatch support
- Connected emergency response
RapidSOS provides emergency response data and intelligent safety platform capabilities used by public safety agencies and emergency communication centers. Relevant for agencies connecting field data, location, and emergency response workflows.
Public safety use cases
- 911 data
- Location intelligence
- Emergency response coordination
- Real-time incident data
- Dispatch support
TAK, including ATAK, is a situational awareness ecosystem used for shared maps, team location, messaging, mission data, and operational coordination. DFPSA treats TAK as an external government-supported ecosystem; this listing does not imply ownership or official endorsement.
Public safety use cases
- Team location sharing
- Incident mapping
- Mutual aid coordination
- Drone launch points
- Search grids
- Fire perimeters
- Mission packages
- Field-to-command awareness