Multi-party Media Coverage with Intelligent Networking for Drones Almost all drone use cases in any vertical are typically met with a common set of challenges with respect to connecting end-to-end control and data flows in a secure, reliable, flexible and extensible manner. A powerful horizontal platform alleviating these pains has been created for CNN jointly by Altus, DreamHammer and Cisco. Ranging from small scale events like urban area building fires or public gatherings to massive disasters like earthquakes or tornadoes, this platform provides seamless media coverage using Cisco's reliable intelligent networking with fog computing, DreamHammer's vendor-agnostic ground control & fleet management software systems and Altus' unique operational expertise. The platform offers distinctive capabilities of executing well coordinated operations across first responders, emergency task forces, media staff and regulatory authorities.

1. Multi-Party Media Coverage with Intelligent
Networking for Drones
Biren Gandhi, Cisco
Nelson Paez, DreamHammer
Simon Morris, Altus

2. The Team
Media Network & Fog Computing
Enterprise Media Drone Drone Management System

3. Media Adoption of Drones

4. Media Adoption of Drones

5. What’s Different?

6. What’s Different?

7. First Responders Exercise

8. Challenges
Safe Operations
Cooperative Airspace
Public Perception
Data Processing & Sharing

9. Safe Operations
• Up to 500 feet high ceiling
• Within visual sight of operator
• Up to 100 mph
• 55 lbs fully loaded Drone weight limit
• Operators have to be at least 17 yrs old
• Operators have to be vetted by the
• Transportation Security
Proposed U.S. FAA Initial Flight Guidelines:
500ft

10. Cooperative Airspace
Deconflict First Responders
Media
Hobbyists
No Coordination Between Drone Operations
No Situational Awareness

11. Public Perception

12. Data Processing & Sharing
• How to effectively get data off from
drones to process it quickly?
• It’s an IoT Problem
- Sensors → Cloud, through
network
- Drone are IoT Edge Devices with
flying sensors
• Cisco Fog Computing to the rescue
Fog Computing

13. Multi-Party Media Coverage with Intelligent
Networking for Drones
Proven Solution

14. Safe Operations

15. Geo-Fencing

16. Cooperative Airspace

17. Diversity of Physical Devices

18. Communications

19. Shared Data

20. @birengandhi
/in/birengandhi
@beadronepro
npaez@dreamhammer.com
@altus_uas
simon@altusuas.com
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