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Chronicle: Drones and how they help first responders

Chronicle: Drones and how they help first responders
WEBVTT CHRONICLELY THE STORIES IMPACTOUR COMMUNITY, STORIES THAT MATTER TO YOU, AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE. >> THIS IS NEWSWATCH 7 CHRONICLE.>>> THE IMAGES ARE STUNNING.THE SUN SETTING OVER OMAHA...FIREWORKS EXPLODING OVER MEMORIAL STADIUM IN LINCOLN.EVEN AN ORDINARY DAY ON OUROADS IS MIRACULOUS OR A MORNINGON THE FARM... IMPRESSIVE FROM ABOVE.DRONES CAN TAKE US PLACES WE TYPICALLY CAN'T GO.AND CAN SHOW US THINGS WE NORMALLY DON'T SEE.GIVING US A PERSPECTIVE WE NEVIMAGINED.BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST BREATH-TAKING LANDSCAPES AND PRETTY PICTURES.DRONE CAN ALSO SHOW US THE DEVASTATING DAMAGE CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS LIKE FLOODING.AND CAN TAKE FLIGHT MOMENTS AFTER TORNADOES ROAR THROUGH A REGION.GIVING EMERGENCY CREWS A ROAD MAP SHOWING EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO CONCENTRATE THEIR RESCUEEFFORTS.BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY FIRST RESPONDERS ARE USING DRONES.THEY'RE SENDING THEM SKYWARD TO RECORD TRAINING LIKE THIS RIVER RESCUE.GIVING THEM A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OFWHAT WENT RIGHT AND WHAT THEY NEED TO WORK ON.>>> THIS MORNING ON KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S CHONICLE.HOW DRONES ARE CHANGING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU AND ME>> GOOD MORNING.I'M ROB MCCARTNEY.AND THIS MORNING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS...DRONES.WE'LL TALK WITH THE COUNCIL BLUFFS FIRE CHIEF WHOSE DEPARTMENT GOT ITS FIRST DRONE LAST YEAR.AND A NEBRASKA COMPANY USING DRONES TO DO AMAZING THINGS.MORE ON ALL THAT IN A MINUTE.FIRST, WHETHER BIG OR SMALL, PROFESSIONAL OR OFF-THE-SHELF. DRONES HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY.AND LEAVE US WONDERING "HOW DID THEY DO THAT?"AS WE SAW THIS PAST WEEKEND DURING THE SUPERBOWL.>>> GOD BLESS AMERICA.♪ LAND THAT I LOVE.STAND BESIDE HER, AND GUIDE HETHROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE LIGHTFROM ABOVE. ♪ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, THILAND IS MY LAND.♪ THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME. ♪WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR AL>> THE SKY BEHIND LADY GAGA WAS FILLED WITH MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED DRONES POWERED BY INTEL.THEY USED SHOOTING STAR DRONES.THEY'RE ULTRA-LIGHT HAVE METAL CAGES AROUND THEIR PROPELLERS.THEY'RE EACH EQUIPPED WITH AN LED LIGHT THAT CAN PRODUCE MORE THAN FOUR BILLION COLOR COMBINATIONS.BUT ALL THEY NEEDED FOR THE HALFTIME SHOW WAS RED, WHITE ANDBLUE TO CREATE THAT MASSIVE FLAG.>>> WALT DISNEY IS ALSO USING DRONES.IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, IT WORKED WITH INTEL AND THE SAME DRONES TO CREATE "STARBRIGHT HOLIDAYS".A FIVE MINUTE SHOW POWERED BY ANOTHER THREE HUNDRED DRONES.BUT HERE'S THE AMAZING PART.IT TAKES JUST TWO PEOPLE TO OPERATE THOSE DRONES>>> JUST THIS PAST WEEK THE OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT ANNOUNCED IT'S NOW USINGUNMANNED DRONES TO CHECK POWER LINES.IN THE PAST, IT SENT UP HELICOPTERS TO FLY NEAR THESE HIGH TENSION POWER LINES.DANGEROUS TO BEGIN WITBUT A TECHNICIAN ALSO HAD TO RIDE THE RAILS ON THE OUTSIDE OFTHE CHOPPER TO LOOK AT THEM.BUT NOW WITH DRONES OPPD CAN GETCLOSER THAN EVER TO THE LINE ANDWITHOUT THE RISK.SO IT'S SAFER, CHEAPER, AND MORERELIABLE.>> AND THE MILITARY HAS LONG USED DRONES FOR SURVEILLANCE ANDTARGETED ATTACKS.LAST WEEK COLONEL JOHN DORRIAN MENTIONED THEM DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE ON MOSUL.>> THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO USE COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF DRONES TO OBSERVE AND DROP EXPLOSIVES ON THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCE AND CIVILIAN POSITIONS.>> NOT ONLY DOES THE MILITARY RELY ON DRONES BUT SO DO RESEARCHERS.AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERS ARE WORKING WITH METEOROLOGISTS TO CREATE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES TO BE OUR EYES IN THE SKY.EVENTUALLY THE DATA THEY COLLECTWILL HELP US FIGURE OUT WHERE AND WHEN STORMS WILL FORM. AND IN THE WINTER, THEY CAN DETERMINE WHETHER WE'LL GET SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW OR A GLAZE OF ICE.>>> JOINING US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT DRONES AND HOW THEY WILL BE USED IN THE FUTURE IS MATT WAITE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN.WELCOME.>> YOU WERE HISTORY HERE ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO. WE TALKED ABOUT DRONES WHETHER ADOES THE LAB DO?>> WE USE THEM FOR NEWS REPORTING, AND HOW FLYING CAMERAS CAN BE USED, HOW TO DO IT SAFELY, AND LEGALLY. >> WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW?>> WE ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT FORMS OF STORY TELLINGWITH THEM. WHERE PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEGRAPH WILL BE USEFUL. AND MAPPING AND BUILDING 3D MODELS OF THINGS IN THE WORLD AND PUTTING THAT INTO THE VIRTUEREALITY. >> THAT'S PRETTY COOL. >> MORE AND MORE JOURNALISTS AREUSING DRONES. >> ABC NEWS ISSUED A DRONE TO EVERYONE ONE OF THE FIELD PRODUCERS. WHAT DOES THAT SAY TO YOU?WILL IT CHANGE THE REPORTING STYLE AND HOW WE TELL STORISTO>> LITTLE BIT. IT IS SORT OF GOING TO GO IN WAVES. WE HAVE A NEW TOOL, AND ALL OF ASUDDEN EVERYTHING IS A HAMMER AND WE HAVE A NEW NAIL. >> EVERY CAR CRASH, RIBBON CUTTING AND FESTIVAL WILL HAVE ADRONE SHOT. WE'LL GET TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS APART OF THE FURNITURE. IT IS COMING. WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THAT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE USE FOR, AND WHAT THE RIGHT STORY IS, WHAT THE RIGHT STORY TECHNIQUES ARE. I THINK WHEN WE GET THERE, IT WILL BE INTERESTING. >> IT GIVES US A GREAT POINT OF VIEW. >> THE PROTESTS, THE PIPELINE,WE HAVE VIDEO OF THAT. AND THE VIDEO THAT THEY SHOWEDRIGHT HERE. IT WENT VIRAL. WHAT DOES THAT SAY>> WELL, THERE'S DRAMA, THERE'INTERESTING THINGS GOING ON. THERE'S PERSPECTIVE. IT IS A PLACE THAT NONE OF US WITH PROBABLY GO. THAT PART OF NORTH DAKOTA IS NEXACTLY A PRIME VACATION SPOT. >> NOT DURING THE WINTER. >> NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. >> IT GIVES PEOPLE A SENSE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, HOW MANYPEOPLE ARE THERE, AND WHAT IHAPPENING AT THE SITE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO THE FROM THGROUND. >> AMAZON ANNOUNCED THE FIRST DROWN DELIVER, IT FLOATED, THE GIANT BLIMP WAREHOUSES, FLYING OVER AND COULD SEND GOODS INTO HOUSES AND WHATNOT. IS THAT REALISTIC. DO YOU THAT THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN?>> FLOATING BLIMPS IS A KNOWN QUANTITY TO THE FAA IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT IS ALLOWED AND THAN DRONES FLYING DOWN NEXT THEPEOPLE, OVER APPROPRIATE, IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND AROUND KIDS, PETS, THINGS LIKE THAT. A FIXED BLIMP SOMEWHERE IS WE HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE. WE HAVE IT FIGURED OUT. >> THE GOOD YEAR BLIMP. >> IT IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT. >> DO I EXPECT TO SEE AMAZON BLIMPS FLOATING AROUND?NO. BUT IT IS MORE POSSIBLE THAN THEDRONES ARE. >> YOU TALK ABOUT SAFETY. WHEN YOU HAVE TO DRONES COMING INTO SOMEONE'S DOORSTEP, AND A LITTLE KID RUNS OUT. YOU HAVE TO GET THE MATERIAL DOWN. PARACHUTE THEM INTO THE BACKYARD. >> IT IS STILL THAT LAST MILE PROBLEM. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH GETTING IT TO THE GROUND AND TO THE CUSTOMERUNTIL WE HAVE LANDING PADS ON OUR ROOFS OR A SECURE LANDING AREA, THIS IS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM. >> AND ONE THING YOU ARE LOOKINGAT IS THE F A AMP REGULATIONS --FAA, ARE THEY TOO STRICT?PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE IS ROLLING BACK THE REGULATIONS.>> WE ARE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACETHAN WE WERE A FEW YEARS AGO. THINGS ARE MUCH MORE EASIER NOARE THEY WHERE I WANT THEM TO BE?NO, THEY ARE NOT. >> GETTING PERMISSION FROM FAATO FLY CLOSE TO AIR SPACE. YOU HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE FAA. YOU FILL OUT A FORM, AND IT GOESTO WASHINGTON TO A REVIEWER. THE TOWER IN THE CITY DOESN'HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT UNTIL LATER IN THE PROCESS, IF AT ALL. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 90 DAYS, THEY WILL TELL YOU.AND YOU GET IT MORE A CERTAIAREA, AND CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. >> THAT IS NOT WORKABLE FOR A LOT OF REASONS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOTHAT. YOU TALK ABOUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, AND THE FREEZE, DRONES IS IN AN AREA WHERE DRONES ARE REALLY, REALLY GOOD. IT TELLS US WHAT IS POSSIBLE ANDALLOWED.FAA WAS WORKING ONADMINISTRATION, ALLOWS DRONES TOFLY OVER PEOPLE. CURRENTLY, UNDER CURRENT RESTRICTIONS YOU CAN'T FLY OVER GROUPS OF PEOPLE. THESE REGULATIONS WOULD BEALLOWED IF SAFETY PERIMETERS WOULD BE MET. AND WE HAVE THE EXECUTE ORDER THAT TRUMP SAYS YOU CAN'T ADD ONE REGULATION, YOU MUST TAKE TWO AWAY. WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL EFFECTIT. FAA IS NOT KNOWN FOR REPEALING REGULATIONS. AND TAKE TWO AWAY TO ALLOW DRONEFLIGHTS IS PRETTY UNLIKELY. IN THIS CASE, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A CASE WHERE DRONES -- REGULATIONS ARE GOOD FOR AN INDUSTRY. THEY ARE SORT OF SETTING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR PEOPLE, AND GIVING SOME DIRECTION ON WHERE THINGS CAN GO. AND SETTING A DIRECTION FOR TECHNOLOGYISTS. WITHOUT THAT WE ARE IN TROUBLE. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> TIME FOR A SHORT BREAK. >> HOW FIREFIGHTERS IN THE AREA ARE USING DRONES AND HOW THE HIGH TECH MACHINES ARE MAKING THEIR JOBS SAFER THAN THEY COULD>>> WELC NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S CHRONICLE.>> ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC EXAMPLES IS HOW FIRST RESPONDERSARE NOW USING THEM WITH REMARKABLE RESULTS.LAST AUGUST, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S ALEX ALECCI TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL BLUFFS FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS ONE OF FIRST IN THE AREA TO GET A DRONE.>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. >> BRAND NEW TECHNOLOGY IS CREATING A LOT OF BUZZ IN THFIRE DEPARTMENT. >> THEY FLY INITSELF. >> WITH A PRICE TAG OF 3400 DOLLARS, THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS THEBENEFIT IS WELL WORTH THDEPARTMENT AS ANY PRICE. >> WE CAN USE IT IN LARGER FIRESAND GO UP ON THE ROOF TO VENLATE, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE IT ISSAFE. WE ARE GOING TO USE THE SAME PRACTICES. BUT THIS IS A GOOD TOOL. >> IN DEALING WITH HAZARSITUATIONS. >> IT IS TOUGH TO SEND GUYS INPLASTIC SUITS TO FIGURE OUT WHATIS GOING ON.MAYBE WE CAN GET IT WITH THIS. AND THIS IS CHEAP TECHNOLOGY COMPARED TO A LOT OF THINGS THATWE HAVE TO HAVE. >> AND VALUABLE TOOL FOR TEACHING. >> ONE WAY TO USE IS DOCUMENSOME OF THE DEPLOYMENT, AND HOW WE USE OUR RESOURCES AT FIRESCENES. AND THEN COME BACK AND WORK ON THAT WITH THE PERSONNEL, SO THEYARE WORKING, AND SAYING HEY, HCOULD WE HAVE DONE THIS BETTERIN THIS INSTANCE. >> THE POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS. >> EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT 10-20 YEARS FROM NOW BECAUSE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. >>>>> AND JOINING ME KNOW IS COUNCIL BLUFFS FIRE CHIEF JUSTINJAMES.THANKS FOR BEING WITH US>> YOU GOT IT IN AUGUST.HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE IT?>> WE STILL HAD TO GO THROUGTHE FAA'S PROCESS SINCE WE FALWITHIN 5 MILES AND EVEN OFF OF IT. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS. OVER THE LAST MONTH IT HAS BEEN USED 4-5 TIMES. IT IS BEING USED FOR A MULTITUDEOF THINGS AND I CAN THINK OF A WATER RESCUE WHERE WE USED THE DRONE TO CLEAR AN AREA OF RIVER WHERE WE HAD TO SEND SOMEONE OUTAND CLEAR IT. AND WE USED THE DRONE. >> I THINK WE HAVE THE VIDEO. IT IS THE FLIR CAMERA?>> THIS IS TRAINING. WE ARE TESTING TO SEE THE TEMPERATURE RANGING, THAT THE CAMERA NEEDS TO BE SET AT TO GETTHE BEST IMAGE FROM A VERY FAR DISTANCE. PART OF THE VIDEO SHOWS WHERE ITWAS VERY FOGGY THE DAY WE DID THE TRAINING. WE COULD SEE AN INDIVIDUAL ABOUT1800 FEET AWAY ON THE ICE SHELF.THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE TRAINING. THE GUYS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GLOW, AND WENT OVER AND FLEW THE DRONE OVER AND MAKE SURE THEY WERE OKAY, AND CAME BACK. >> YOU CAN SEE THE PERSON GOT DOWN IN THE WATER, HOOKED THEM UP AND PULLED THEM OUT. THIS IS FASCINATING. IT IS FUN. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE TO GET EYES ON THEM. >> LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR THE FIRE SERVICE, AND AT NIGHT. WE WERE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE, THE FASTER WE CAN CLEARAN AREA, THE MORE EFFECTIVE WE CAN BE TO HOPEFULLY MAKE A GOOD IMPACT IN THE SITUATION. WE HAVE LET -- CALLED OUT BY LAWENFORCEMENT WHEN WE HAD A KID THAT WAS LOST. WE CLEARED A WHOLE WOODSWE FOUND RACCOONS BUT NOT THE KID. >> WE CAN FIND -- YOU ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS. >> THIS IS A HOUSE FIRE. THE FLIR HAS 130 THOUSAND PIXEINSIDE OF THE FRAME. YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW, AND THEYARE CHANGING THROUGH TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT, AND THE RED IS HEAT,THAT'S DISSIPATING WITHIN THATTIC SPACE.IT KNOWS THE TEMPERATURE OF EAPIXEL. IF WE NEED TO PUT SOMEONE ON THEROOF, IF IT IS SAFE, AND ISOMEONE WAS IN THE ATTIC, WE WOULDN'T KNOW FROM JUST BEING OUTSIDE. YOU ARE GETTING A VIEW OF HOW YOUR RESOURCES ARE DEPLOYED MAKING SURE YOUR GUYS ARE SAFEBEFORE ORDERING THEM UP ON THE ROOF. A SMALL HOUSE FIRE, IT MAY NOT BE A BIG IMPACT.BUT A HUGE FACILITY FIRE. BESIDE THE FACT THAT WE ARE HAVING THE VIDEO TO WORKTHROUGH. HOW COULD WE HAVE DONE THIS BETTER. >> IT IS LIKE WATCHING GAME TAPEAFTER FOOTBALL. YOU ARE COMPLETING A TASK, ANDWE CAN REVIEW HOW THE TASK WAS COMPLETED AND HOPEFULLY MAKE YOURSELF BETTER. >> THIS IS TRAINING. WE SAW THIS IN ALEX'S STORY. >> THIS IS SWIFT WATER TRAINING BETWEEN THE COUNCIL BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONE TO COME BACK AND REVIEW IT WITH OUR PERSONNEL, AND TWO; TO SEE THE CAPE ABILITIES OF THDRONE, YOU CAN'T SEE OUT ON RIVER. IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH LIGHT THERIVER WITH ABSORB. >> TO GET I-- EYES ON THE VICTDRONES WILL CHANGE THE EMERGENCYSERVICES>> YOU MENTIONED IT EARLIER, HOW DO YOU THINK IT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU DO YOUR JOB?>> I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE A TON SAFER. OVER TIME, FIGURE OUT FIRE SERVICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOW TODEPLOY THESE THINGS IN A TIMELY MANNER. FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT STAND POINT, IF YOU HAVE POLICE OFFICERS CHASING SOMEONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND THEY COULD BE ARMED. IT IS BETTER IF THE POLICE OFFICER HAD A DRONE, AND ISOLATETHE PERSON, SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE CONFLICT WHEN IT COMES TIME.YOU CAN MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. AND SAME WITH THE FIRE SERVICE. THE WAY WE ARE DEPLOYING IT NOW SEEMS TO BE WORKING. WE'LL TWEAK IT AS WE GO LONG. THE MORE THEY ARE USED, THE MORETHEY WILL SAVE LIVES. >> SAFETY IS THE BOTTOM LINE. >> THAT'S IF THE TECHNOLOGY STOPPED TODAY. AND IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER. >> TO DEPLOY SAFETY FLOATATION DEVICES IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER. WE CANNOT DO IT WITH OUR DRONE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. . >> IT MEANS PIONEERING AN INDUSTRY. INSURING THAT THE WORK WE DO IDONE SAFELY, AND PROFESSIONALLEXCEEDING THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY OTHERS. MOST AVENUE-OF ALL, GAININALTITUDE. >> THIS VIDEO SHOWING THE AMAZING ABILITY OF DRONES TOCAPTURE THE WORLD AROUND US.IT WAS SHOT BY DIGITAL SKYAMAZING ABILITY OF DRONES TO CAPTURE THE WORLD AROUND US.IT WAS SHOT BY THE LINCOLN-BASEDCOMPANY DIGITAL SKY.>>> AND JOINING ME NOW JUSTIN KYSER WHO'S CONSIDERED TO BE ONEOF THE FOREMOST DRONE EXPERTS INTHE STAT>> WE HAVE TAKEN THE TIME AND MONEY AND INVESTED TO HELP OTHERCOMPANIES FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN USE DRONES WITHOUT INVESTINGIN THE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE. >> WHO DO YOU WORK WITH?>> WE WORK WITH VARIETY OF COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER THEY WANT TO USE DRONE VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPHY, AND GETTING INTO ADVANCED THINGS LIKE SURVEY GRADE MAPPING OR CALCULATIONS. ESSENTIALLY, ANYTHING THAT A COMPANY WANTS TO DO WITH A DRONE, WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAND PROVIDE THE SERVICE. >> YOU MENTIONED CALCULATION, WHAT IS THE VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS?>> WE FLY OVER AN AREA, AND IT CAPTURED A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PICTURES AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT ANGLES AND IT STITCHESIT INTO A 3D MODEL AND CALCULARECYCLED CONCRETE, GRAVEL, ANYCOMPANIES THAT NEED TO MANAGE LARGE STOCK PILES. WE CAN HELP THEM MANAGE THAT. >> YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIES WORKING FOR YOU AND PILOTS?>> YES. MY BACKGROUND IS IN FLIGHT. I WENT TO FLIGHT SCHOOL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. AND MY COFOUNDER, GRANT, HE SEYEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. HE IS INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE SHOOTS AND PUTS THE CREATIVE PERSPECTIVE. AND NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL PUTTHAT IN THERE. >> IT IS MASH UP OF ART AND SCIENCE. >> YOU DO SURVEYING. >> WE DON'T DO SURVEYING PER SE,WE TAKE THE SAME DRONE FOR THEVOLUME METRIC SURVEYING, HE WILLWALK OUT IN THE FIELD AND MARKPOINTS AND WE CAN GET 1 MILLIOSURVEY POINTS PER ACRE, AND FO160 ACRES IN AN HOUR, WE CAN COVER LARGE AREAS IN MUCH LESS TIME. >> ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT AMAAMATEURS, SO MANY GOING OUT THERE NOW?>> NOT SO MUCH, WE ARE NOT SO MUCH ABOUT AMATEURS GOING OUT AND TAKING OUR BUSINESS. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEM GOING OUT AND GIVING A BAD VIEOF THE INDUSTRY TO THE PUBLIC. SO, AMATEURS NOT FOLLOWING THERULES AND FAA REGULATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT TAKES SOMEONE RUNNING A DRONEINTO THE KID, BEFORE THE PUBLIC SAYS THIS IS ISN'T SAFE AND DON'T TRUST SOMEONE WITH DRONES.>> I'M ONE OF THE GUYS THALOVES TO PLAY WITH THINGS. I WANT TO GO OUT AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO WITH IT. IN A PERFECT WORLD, WHAT WOULDYOU LIKE TO DO WITH THEM THAT YOU CAN'T DO NOW?>> THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM FOR USING THE DRONES TO COVER SPOREVENTS LIKE HUSKERS FOOTBALL GAMES. YOU CAN REPLACE A BLIMP TO GET THOSE AERIAL SHOTS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT, AND TRYING TO COME IN AND HELP UNIVERSITIES AND BROADCAST NETWORKS TO USE THAT TECHNOLOGY.>> YEAH. >> JUSTIN, THANKS FOR JOINING US. KEEP THE GREAT VIDEOS COMING. >> WE'LL WORK ON IT. >> THAFSH YOU. >>AGAIN, IT'S ON LINE RIGHT NOW ONKETV.COM.IF YOU DON'T SEE IT THERE WHEN YOU LOOK. JUST GOOGLE DRONES CHRONICLE.I'M ROB MCCARTNEY.THANKS FOR WATCHING.AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXTSUNDAY MORNING FOR KETV
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Chronicle: Drones and how they help first responders
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