It can highlight hotspots that need attention and guide firefighters on whether their water is hitting the right areas, even through heavy smoke or with limited visibility at night. Whether it’s an aerial search for someone off the side of a road, a quick look at a rooftop for hotspots or getting eyes above an active fire to track progress and plan resources, Sigma employs computer vision to send information directly to a tablet, with photogrammetry capabilities and real-time situational awareness.įotokite is a member of NVIDIA Inception, a program that offers go-to-market support, expertise and technology assistance for startups working in AI, data science and high performance computing.įirefighters depend on accurate, timely information to help them make important situational decisions.įotokite Sigma’s thermal camera can determine where a fire is, as well as where the safest location to enter or exit a structure would be. Supported by the compute power of the NVIDIA Jetson platform in the grounded base, Fotokite Sigma covers the vast majority of situations where first responders need an aerial perspective during an emergency. Tethered to a ground station, either in a transportable case or attached to an emergency vehicle, Fotokite Sigma requires no skilled drone pilot, taking no one away from the scene. Using autonomous technology, Zurich-based Fotokite is developing a system to help first responders save lives and increase public safety.įotokite Sigma is a fully autonomous tethered drone, built with the NVIDIA Jetson platform, that drastically improves the situational awareness for first responders, who would otherwise have to rely on manned helicopters to get an aerial perspective. Whether fires, search-and-rescue missions or medical emergencies, their challenges are usually dangerous and time-sensitive. First responders don’t have time on their side.