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I find it interesting they are using DJI since they are banned in most US gov't agencies IME. That being said, DJI has a nominally better platform (for the sam

I find it interesting they are using DJI since they are banned in most US gov't agencies IME. That being said, DJI has a nominally better platform (for the same rough price) for their (this PD) uses than the M300. The M30[1] series is a bit smaller and doesn't have swappable payloads, but it exchanges that ability to have a home-base auto-land, auto-deploy, and auto-charge using the DJI Dock[2]. Mix that with the DJI ability to do control handoff and a city-wide mesh of repeater stations and you have a very powerful aerial support system. The docks could be spread across the city to minimize response time. Those M30s have a camera gimbal with wide-angle 12MP, Zoom 48MP, and Thermal cameras. The software handles automatic subject tracking once they are marked. The whole ecosystem is awesome and terrifying in the lens of law enforcement. [1] https://enterprise.dji.com/matrice-30 https://enterprise.dji.com/matrice-30 [2] https://enterprise.dji.com/dock https://enterprise.dji.com/dock EDIT: I say all of this as someone that owns and flies DJI M300 RTKs drones professionally. I'm also looking at getting systems on the Blue List so I can work with US government agencies.

red-iron-pine 3y ago
> I find it interesting they are using DJI since they are banned in most US gov't agencies IME. No one in China cares about petty crime in Cincinnati. There may be some long-con, APT style hack of local PDs to try to get into something bigger a la The Cuckoo's Egg, but it's probably easier to just bribe Lockheed managers.
- lsaferite 3y ago
  I was making no value judgement, as evidenced my my personal usage of DJI gear. I was simply pointing out that many US gov't agencies have policies that forbid gear from companies like DJI. It's frustrating that I cannot get contracts for those agencies unless I'm using gear off of the blue list.

red-iron-pine 3y ago

> I find it interesting they are using DJI since they are banned in most US gov't agencies IME. No one in China cares about petty crime in Cincinnati. There may be some long-con, APT style hack of local PDs to try to get into something bigger a la The Cuckoo's Egg, but it's probably easier to just bribe Lockheed managers.

lsaferite 3y ago
I was making no value judgement, as evidenced my my personal usage of DJI gear. I was simply pointing out that many US gov't agencies have policies that forbid gear from companies like DJI. It's frustrating that I cannot get contracts for those agencies unless I'm using gear off of the blue list.