A three-year-old boy lost in a cornfield at night in Alto, Wisconsin, was safely rescued using therm

[Elderberry]

Massimo
@Rainmaker1973

A three-year-old boy lost in a cornfield at night in Alto, Wisconsin, was safely rescued using thermal imaging technology.

Deputies and fire department personnel located the child within 15 minutes using a thermal drone.

https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1982434537885045109

[Smokin Joe]

Excellent use of the technology!

[GtHawk]

How is that different than cops using Fleer or other thermal imaging for decades? Because they used a drone which is cheaper? Glad the kid was found and is alright, but…..

[Smokin Joe]

How is that different than cops using Fleer or other thermal imaging for decades? Because they used a drone which is cheaper? Glad the kid was found and is alright, but…..

For starters, drones can be deployed from a car trunk (SUV), can be replaced for less than most bits on a helicopter, consume far less fuel, have considerably less delay in deployment, and risk no pilot/observer lives in foul weather, not to mention GPS capability which can eliminate redundant searching and make the whole operation more efficient.  They can even be set up to drop a small pack with water, food or survival blankets while waiting for ground personnel to get there, and can even get into places a helicopter cannot.

Potentially, and correctly used, they can bring a lot to the table.

[Kamaji]

For starters, drones can be deployed from a car trunk (SUV), can be replaced for less than most bits on a helicopter, consume far less fuel, have considerably less delay in deployment, and risk no pilot/observer lives in foul weather, not to mention GPS capability which can eliminate redundant searching and make the whole operation more efficient.  They can even be set up to drop a small pack with water, food or survival blankets while waiting for ground personnel to get there, and can even get into places a helicopter cannot.

Potentially, and correctly used, they can bring a lot to the table.

[Bigun]

For starters, drones can be deployed from a car trunk (SUV), can be replaced for less than most bits on a helicopter, consume far less fuel, have considerably less delay in deployment, and risk no pilot/observer lives in foul weather, not to mention GPS capability which can eliminate redundant searching and make the whole operation more efficient.  They can even be set up to drop a small pack with water, food or survival blankets while waiting for ground personnel to get there, and can even get into places a helicopter cannot.

Potentially, and correctly used, they can bring a lot to the table.

I remember when GPS built into radios revolutionized search and rescue operations. No more having to search for searchers!

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

How is that different than cops using Fleer or other thermal imaging for decades? Because they used a drone which is cheaper? Glad the kid was found and is alright, but…..

For the price of a helicopter/pilot/crew, you can have a lot of drones, scouring more land faster.

[mystery-ak]

This happened near us years ago...If I recall correctly a search and rescue dog found him.

[GtHawk]

For starters, drones can be deployed from a car trunk (SUV), can be replaced for less than most bits on a helicopter, consume far less fuel, have considerably less delay in deployment, and risk no pilot/observer lives in foul weather, not to mention GPS capability which can eliminate redundant searching and make the whole operation more efficient.  They can even be set up to drop a small pack with water, food or survival blankets while waiting for ground personnel to get there, and can even get into places a helicopter cannot.

Potentially, and correctly used, they can bring a lot to the table.

No, I wasn’t talking about the obvious benefits of modern drone technology. Even in the sixties  the Green Hornet deployed a drone from the Black Beauty’s trunk, though they called it a scanner, it was supposed to have video and audio transmission. I was talking about the thermal imaging which they made such a point of.

Don’t mind me I’m just plain and simple worn out, no sleep and no down time for a year and half has a way of catching up to me and I am more of a Dick than usual.

[Smokin Joe]

No, I wasn’t talking about the obvious benefits of modern drone technology. Even in the sixties  the Green Hornet deployed a drone from the Black Beauty’s trunk, though they called it a scanner, it was supposed to have video and audio transmission. I was talking about the thermal imaging which they made such a point of.

Don’t mind me I’m just plain and simple worn out, no sleep and no down time for a year and half has a way of catching up to me and I am more of a Dick than usual.

Don't sweat it. BTDT I know sleep deprivation and overwork. No offense taken, as I was sure none was intended. FLIR has come a long way, too.

[Sighlass]

Don’t mind me I’m just plain and simple worn out, no sleep and no down time for a year and half has a way of catching up to me and I am more of a Dick than usual.

Lol, half the things I post seem silly the next day when reexamined ... We all friends here... just talking and saying what is on our minds (sleep deprived though it may be). 

[GtHawk]

 

Don't sweat it. BTDT I know sleep deprivation and overwork. No offense taken, as I was sure none was intended. FLIR has come a long way, too.