Drones that respond, inspect and monitor
Dock-based drones can launch within minutes of a call-out, giving first responders and city services a live aerial view, with every flight authorised and tracked through U-Space.
Getting eyes on an incident sooner
A dock-based drone can be launched on demand and stream a live overhead view to the people managing an incident. DIP is testing what that adds, and what it costs, in a dense city centre.
National dock-based DFR programmes are under way in countries including Norway and the UK. DIP tests how the model works inside a U-Space in a dense Irish city.
Emergency response with Dublin Fire Brigade
A structure fire or road traffic collision: a drone deployed ahead of, or alongside, first responders.
Multi-agency: person in the water
A person reported in difficulty on the River Liffey near Dublin Port, involving DFB, the Coast Guard and Dublin Port.
An Garda Síochána: serious road collisions
Scene assessment and evidence capture from the air, alongside traffic management.
Supporting city services from the air
Building & development compliance
Suspected unauthorised development or a planning breach in the city.
Traffic incident response
A multi-vehicle collision or blockage on a key arterial route.
Parking monitoring
Persistent illegal parking in specific urban zones.
Infrastructure & asset survey
Post-storm inspection of bridges, quay walls, public lighting and roads.
Environmental monitoring
Illegal dumping, water-quality events, coastal and river monitoring.
Questions about a service?
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Every service is assessed the same way
Dock-to-airborne, transit to scene, first image on screen
Quality, latency, stability and operator usability
What is captured: resolution, coverage, completeness
Does it improve the operator’s situational awareness?
Flight authorised and tracked through the USSP in real time
Battery, weather tolerance, return-to-dock performance
BVLOS authorisation, flight logging, incident reporting
Can several agencies see the same live feed at once?
Is footage stored securely, attributed and retrievable?
GDPR and human-rights implications of urban drone use
Usable under pressure by non-specialist staff?
Estimated saving against the traditional response
Community awareness and acceptance in operational areas
Privacy, oversight and safety built in
Data protection
A data protection impact assessment for each dock site
Data minimisation, retention limits and anonymisation of faces and plates as standard
Clear privacy notices with each public demonstration
Human oversight
No fully hands-off decisions for automatic launch or tracking triggers
Automatic logging of autonomous triggers and decisions
Each AI function assessed separately under the EU AI Act
Aviation compliance
Category and SORA/PDRA requirements confirmed for each dock site
BVLOS range and flight paths assessed for every operation
All flights authorised and tracked through the USSP