Commander Tom Maguire explains how San Francisco’s Real Time Investigation Center uses a “team of teams” approach, combining skilled officers with tools like automated license plate readers, Skydio drone-as-first-responder systems, cameras, and analytics to support short-staffed patrol units, respond faster, and act with more precision. By centralizing drone operations and ALPR in the RTIC, they can quickly identify suspect vehicles and people, coordinate plainclothes and patrol responses, and avoid unnecessary pursuits or stops, which improves safety, reduces use-of-force risk, and builds stronger cases for prosecutors. He highlights dramatic crime reductions, including about a 44% drop in auto theft and a roughly 74% drop in auto burglary over two years, attributing those results to both technology and the people using it well. Real examples include catching organized retail thieves, stopping auto burglary crews in tourist areas, and intercepting armed suspects in stolen cars by quietly disabling vehicles and guiding low-key arrests. Maguire stresses that agencies of any size can start small with a computer, radio, a few motivated people, and basic tech, then scale up, and he notes growing national and international interest in this model as departments look to modernize public safety while minimizing collateral harm.

Automated drone security for a world that can't wait. Site security leaders are under pressure. Guards can’t be everywhere. Cameras miss too much. And 94% of alarms are false. Remotely piloted drones from Skydio deliver instant eyes on the scene—cutting false alarms, closing blind spots, and help your team respond faster and safer across large, complex sites. See modern security in action Join our live demo to see a dock-based Skydio drone and a human guard respond to the same triggered event. See firsthand who resolves the alarm faster, more safely, and with greater situational awareness. You'll learn how Skydio helps you: - Cut false alarms: confirm alerts remotely, keep staff focused only on real threats. - Respond faster: reach any alert in seconds with live video streamed to your teams. - Expand coverage: patrol multiple large sites at once, day or night, without adding staff. - Protect people and property: act decisively with real-time situational awareness. - Reduce costs: replace slow, repetitive foot patrols with fast, automated operations that scale.

Skydio’s regulatory lead Jakee Stoltz and product director Sujoy Banerjee, explain how public safety agencies can secure FAA authorization to fly drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) in restricted “zero grid” airspace and manage multiple drones at once. Using Las Vegas Metro PD as a case study, they outlined the step-by-step process for obtaining airspace approvals through the CAPS portal and highlighted new Skydio tools—like custom map layers, terrain-following Pathfinder, and an updated Remote Flight Deck interface—that simplify compliance. The session also introduced Skydio’s multi-drone capability, allowing a single pilot to operate up to four X10s simultaneously, improving coverage, staffing efficiency, and real-time response for Drone as First Responder programs.