Limestone County Sheriff's Office: Drones
![A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/14/dpd4_drone_600x600.jpg)
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH
Agency | Limestone County Sheriff's Office |
Location | Athens, AL |
Technology | Drones |
Vendor | Avion Solutions |
The Limestone County Sheriff's Office first purchased drones in 2016.
Links
News article (WAFF)
Vendor information (Unmanned Systems Technology)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)
Other (www.wsfa.com)
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.
![A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/14/dpd4_drone_600x600.jpg)
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH