Volume 3
Page 12
April 2016 Edition
Nightingale RAS
with BrdsEye for all your
Industrial
NIS (Nightingale Intelligent System) is pioneering the
technology and operational doctrine for Robotic Aerial
Security (RAS). Nightingale's mission is to provide innovative
solutions for industrial and commercial security teams to
monitor large areas efficiently and with lower associated
costs.
Some of you may be wondering if if NIS is simply a drone
with a camera. Generally, using drones as a flying camera is
a capability that has been around for years. What makes
Nightingale special is that it's a complete turn key ‘BrdsEye’
solution which can be integrated into existing security
systems and work with popular VMS.
To clarify capabilities which make Nightingale's RAS solution
uniquely suited for large area surveillance and monitoring,
here is a list of notable features for public safety professionals
charged with the security of large commercial and industrial
facilities:
1. On duty 24/7
2. Patrol an area repeatedly via pre-programmed missions
3. Auto investigate alarm incidents (false alarms)
4. Precision autonomous landing
5. Inductive-charging
6. Broadcast live video to multiple people on the security staff
7. Drone fleet management
8. Flir, IR, Visible light and other payloads
9. Automatic drone relay to ensure continuous coverage over
a specified area via drone fleet
10. Operational in rain or snow
11. Operational in wind up to 40mph
12. Able to follow specific vehicle or person of interest within
operational airspace
To learn more about additional features for your individual
project such as geo-fencing and other safety features that
Nightingale can offer your organization, please contact
Nightingale at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-377-4324
Website: http://www.nightingalesystem.com/
Monitoring a large area has always been a difficult and
costly proposition using traditional Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras
(PTZs) due to the limited field of view per camera and the
need to run long cables. A fleet of security drones can
patrol the fence continuously to provide effective perimeter
coverage without building out a large network of cameras.
Altitude is also a key advantage in providing a vantage
point that makes spotting an intruder much easier,
particularly when using FLIR at night. Their “Drone Relay”
feature allows persistence surveillance over an area by
automatically dispatching a fully charged drone to take over
the video feed and return the original drone for autonomous
recharging. Mr. Jack Wu, CEO of Nightingale, noted that
Nightingale is currently working to make their ‘BrdsNest’
vehicle mountable so the NIS RAS solution can be
deployed from a variety of locations based on specific
mission requirements. These enhancements will make
‘BrdsNest’ a valuable asset for fire, police and first
responders. "I envision ‘BrdsNest’ deployed at large
commericall and industrial sites to provide surveillance on
areas that was unable to be seen before. I also see it on
top of fire trucks and SWAT vehicles to provide situational
awareness and a real-time data gathering capability similar
to a helicopter without the high cost”, said Mr. Wu.
The NIS ‘BrdsEye’ RAS solution will become as common
as PTZs in the near future, and in many instances prove a
superior alternative, based on the enhanced features
available with NIS. After all, the ability to rapidly response
to an incident, provide aerial recon like a chopper at
fraction of the cost, is an excellent option for all your
security needs.
About Nightingale
Nightingale is located in Silicon Valley, CA. It's team
comprises of people from SpaceX and Willow Garage. It's
focus is to apply robotics technology to improve commercial
and industrial security. It's first product, “BrdsEye” is a
Robotic Aerial Security (RAS) system that's a turn-key
solution for ease of deployment and by making the entire
system, from software, drone and drone base, Nightingale's
solution can easily be integrated with existing VMS and
alarm panels.
They are showing it's product @ ISC West 2016. Interested
parties can email them @ [email protected] or
visit them at their ISC West booth #35092.