How Startup Aerodome Aims To Replace Police First Responders As Flock Did For LPR - Analyzed

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Aerodome ** *** ***** ** ****** **** ** ******** ** ** *** *.* **********, which refers to fully remote automated multi drone 24/7 operations. DFR 2.0 utilises battery ******* ******** ***** ********, and advance ******** ******* such as radars, and allows for one person to safely launch from multiple drone stations without the need for visual observers [emphasis added]

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One ** *** ******* *** ****** ** ******* is because an agency is budgeted to hire 100, cops can only hire 90 cops. [It's not a problem] of their budget; people ***'* **** ** ** ****. So when our drones are out there, being able to make the patrol officers more efficient, where they can effectively lessen the need for maybe two of those cops, or four of those cops, and then be a fraction of that cost. So you can go and say, "Hey, ***** ****** *** ********* ****** *** *** ****** ****** ** **" [emphasis added]

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********'* ********** ** ******* ******** ** cities **** ******* *****, ***** *** average ***** ******** **** ** ** emergency ** *** ** *******

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***** *** ********* *** ***** ** public ****** ******** *** *****. *** is *** *** **** *** ****** a *********** **********-***** *** ******* *******, I'd ***, * ****** ******* ** [safety ********]. *** **** *****'* *** vast ******** ** *********** **** ***'* afford ****. ***we're ****** ** *********** ****** to the latter so those agencies can afford to be able to provide air support, *******make **** that the former have *** ****** ** ****** ********** ** ******* **** ** ********* * **** ********* *** ****** *** ** ** **. [emphasis added]

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********'* ***** ** ** ********, *** it ******** **** "**** ** ***** hardware *********", ***** *** **** ** ** *********, ** ******** *** ***-**-*** ********:

***main ***** ** ********. We're a tech business, that's the most scalable approach. Radar has existed, we didn't invent radar. ... what we did do is find *** **** ** **** ******** ******** *** *** **** *********** **** ** **** ******** so we can take these best ** ***** ******** ********* and attach them in software that we built that connects all these things together, and provides for a seamless experience. [emphasis added]

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***ACVs *** $***,***, ** *******, last time I checked. We sell is the complete solution. So we are building *** ********, obviously, the software comes with it. For the hardware, we partner **** ******** ********* ... And the services we provide to just get **** *** *** ******* and do training, basic services, nothing complicated. We give all that under one contract with one subscription fee. So you've essentially turned air ******* **** ****** **** * **** *****.

*************, **** *** ******* ** ***** to ** ****** ** *****$300,000 * **** *** **********. [emphasis added]

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FAA ***********

******* *********, ********* *******, *** ****** and **-***** ***** ********* ** ********** visual ********* *** *** *** *******, however, **** **** ***** ***********, ******* are ********* ******, **** ******* *** DFR ********. ******, ** ******* **** the ***** ** *************** *********, ********'* CEO****:

[*]Are *** ***** ** *** ****** *********** **** **** ******** ********** **** *** *** to fly their drones outside of direct line of sight in an official capacity?

[*] ***********,yes. * ******* **** ******** ******** **** ******* *** **** *** ******** *** *******. I think that that's one ** *** ******* ******* in scaling these programs nationwide is to create a reasonable and scalable process with the FAA, for a public safety agency to be able to obtain and beyond visual line of sight waiver without a visual observer by demonstrating that they have the ground sensors like radar, etc, to be able to safely operate [emphasis added]

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*** ** **** ** * **** to *** **, * **** ** be ****** *** *** **** ** an ********,we **** *** *** ****** ** ** *** ************ ** **** ** *** ****** in question [DJI] [emphasis added]

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