Illinois State Police: Drones
Agency | Illinois State Police |
Location | Springfield, IL |
Technology | Drones |
Vendor | DJI, Draganfly |
The Illinois State Police has purchased 47 drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report
Links
#N/A (State of Illinois)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.icjia.state.il.us)
More about this technology
Drones are also known as unmanned aerial vehicles. Police remotely control these devices to surveil crowds from above or locations that would otherwise be difficult or dangerous to observe by a human on the ground.