Compounding the issue is the product-centric approach that can dominate the decision making ranks when it comes to launching an aerial surveillance capability. As with most tech- nically advanced systems, having the right product mix is key, but represents only a single piece of the overall puzzle. Equally, if not more important is having the infrastructure in place to keep the system up and running. At the level of complexity at which today’s aerial surveillance technologies operate, simply having the physical components in place without a comprehen- sive support structure is not enough. In order to field a credi- ble solution, agencies must have a responsive “backend” as well that keeps the system operating at its highest potential. While these challenges are not insignificant, there are sev- eral steps that agencies can take to improve their outcomes when tasked with implementing or upgrading their aerial surveillance system.


Of utmost importance is simply learning what tools are out there.


While this sounds extremely basic, even surveillance industry veterans can have difficulty elaborating the full range of technologies and solutions currently available to the aerial surveillance operator. Further complicating the matter is the absence of readily available, third-party buying resources – for instance, the kind of impartial guides most consumers rely on for car purchases – that offer benchmarked evaluations of the various existing solutions.


about current solutions and upcoming innovations becomes even more important.


In this information vacuum, solid marketplace knowledge As a starting point, organizations can


audit, as much as possible, how top air units like those of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, New York Police Department, DEA, FBI and Los Angeles Police Department


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