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Melbourne Firefighters deploy Quad

Posted by Gary Mortimer on January 27, 2011 at 8:45pm
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade showed off its newest firefighter today (27 Jan) with a display by a hi-tech, remotely controlled aerial camera platform capable of hovering above fires, detecting hotspots and sending real-time vision back to a central contr

In a year that marks the centenary of the professional firefighter in Victoria, CyberQuad sets the standard for innovation in firefighting.

MFB believes CyberQuad has huge potential for delivering information from difficult incidents where an aerial perspective would greatly help manage and coordinate the emergency effort. Two of the flying eye-in-the-sky fan-driven aircraft have been purchased; one equipped with a high definition camera, the other with a standard definition camera as well as a thermal imaging camera.

 

 

Full story http://www.suasnews.com/2011/01/3597/melbourne-firefighters-deploy-quadrocopter/

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  • Developer
    John Arne Birkeland January 28, 2011 at 6:05pm
    Mediadroid: Was just going to say the same. We use a lot of those Pelican cases at work. Very nice and sturdy, but damn expensive.
  • Paul Marsh January 28, 2011 at 8:31am
    Never thought I'd see a reference to Kylie Minogue on DIY Drones!  Does the best version of "Santa Baby" out there (not the live one, either).  I think there's a bronze statue of her in Melbourne or somewhere.  Good one, Gary!
  • John Hutchinson January 28, 2011 at 6:54am
    @Marco - "... size of a car tyre..." not a whole car. Although when I read it the first time I thought is said "car" too.

    @Gary - maximum respect for managing to work a picture of Kylie in to my otherwise humdrum Friday afternoon :-)
  • Bart January 28, 2011 at 4:20am
    ouch are we that old? sure don't feel like it...;-)
  • Moderator
    Gary Mortimer January 28, 2011 at 2:07am

    They are in Australia Dave, it is 15 years ago

     

    (standing by for flames, yes you have advanced UAS rules for flight in the NAS and the Outback Challenge and Kylie Minogue, better add an image for those who might not know who that is)

     

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  • DaveyWaveyBunsenBurner January 28, 2011 at 1:57am
    I just havent heard a term like cyber for about 15 years! How very lawnmower man!
  • Marco Glattfelder January 28, 2011 at 1:55am

    Lol! In the ninemsn article they wrote: "...which is about the size of a car...". I guess they have really small cars down under!

    27K$ seems a lot for a system using a standard remote tx, but not so much compared to other professional stuff. I guess the FLIR camera is the most expansive part.

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    Gary Mortimer January 28, 2011 at 1:55am
    I don't get it Dave??
  • DaveyWaveyBunsenBurner January 28, 2011 at 1:31am
    Cyberquad? Cyberquad? Really? Really really? :)
  • Developer
    Michael Oborne January 27, 2011 at 11:44pm

    http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glanceview/144164/new-firefighting-tool-...

    some more on this

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