AirData has introduced Stream Recording and Rewind for its Live Streaming platform, adding cloud-based recording and the ability to review up to 10 minutes of previous video while a drone stream remains active. The AirData drone live streaming update also allows teams to begin recording with up to the previous 10 minutes of footage already captured.
The new capabilities are designed for operations including Drone as First Responder, remote inspections and Beyond Visual Line of Sight missions where pilots, aircraft and personnel viewing live video may be operating from different locations.
AirData Drone Live Streaming Adds Three New Capabilities
The update introduces three primary functions for AirData Live Streaming customers:
- 10-minute Rewind: Authorized viewers can review up to the previous 10 minutes of footage without ending the active live stream.
- Stream Recording: Live streams can be saved to an AirData account for later playback and review.
- Previous footage capture: If recording begins after an event occurs, teams can include up to the previous 10 minutes in the saved recording.
According to AirData, the capabilities are intended to preserve operational video when an important event occurs before a viewer begins recording.
“In a live operation, the most important moment does not wait for the right person to start recording,” said Eran Steiner, founder and CEO of AirData. “Especially on longer ops, the operator is not recording the whole time, so a key moment can go uncaptured. That’s the problem we built this to solve.”
“Teams can look back while the mission is still unfolding, preserve a second copy off the aircraft, and do it across any drone brand, dock, or flight app they already use.”
Rewind Supports DFR and Remote Drone Operations
For Drone as First Responder operations, a commander or analyst joining a stream after the aircraft reaches an incident can rewind the footage to review what occurred before they began watching.
The viewer can then return to the current live feed while the operation continues.
“We have been using AirData Live Streaming for years, and Record and Rewind has given us a tremendous new tool to capture events as they unfold,” said Chad Tillman, UAS Coordinator for the Huntsville Police Department in Huntsville, Alabama.
“Our analysts are now not only able to watch the live feeds, but can pause, rewind, zoom and capture critical details that may have been missed as events unfold. This gives the analyst more control over the data as it comes in.”
For utility and infrastructure operations, remote engineers can similarly review footage after a drone has passed an area of interest instead of immediately requiring the pilot to reposition the aircraft.
Cloud Recording Preserves Video Away from Aircraft
Because video is written to AirData while it is being streamed, the cloud recording is independent of the aircraft’s onboard storage.
According to AirData, this provides a second copy if:
- The aircraft is lost
- The aircraft is damaged
- An SD card fails
- Onboard storage is unavailable
Recordings are stored in the organization’s configured AirData region, including regional infrastructure outside the United States.
Administrators can establish retention periods that automatically remove recordings based on organizational policies.
Recordings can also be shared using controlled-access features including:
- PIN protection
- Expiration dates
- QR codes
Mixed Drone Fleets and Third-Party Streams Supported
AirData’s Stream Recording capability is not limited to video originating from the AirData mobile application.
The platform can record incoming:
- RTMP streams
- RTSP streams
- SRT streams
These can include feeds from drone docks and third-party encoders.
According to AirData, organizations can use the same recording and rewind workflow across different aircraft, flight applications and remote operating systems without being restricted to a specific drone ecosystem.
Automatic Recording and Multiview Expand Live Operations
Organizations can configure streams to begin recording automatically when they go live.
Pilots can also start and stop recording through the AirData mobile application, while administrators can control recording settings at the account level.
Additional AirData Live Streaming capabilities include automatic alerts when streams begin and Multiview, which allows teams to monitor as many as seven live streams simultaneously from a single room.
Cloud Video Supports BVLOS Operational Records
AirData said cloud recording provides additional video redundancy as drone operations become increasingly remote.
Recorded streams are maintained alongside the company’s existing flight, aircraft and personnel information.
According to AirData, saved video can support:
- Post-incident reviews
- Internal investigations
- Training
- Stakeholder briefings
The company also identified the FAA’s forthcoming Part 108 framework for routine BVLOS operations as placing increased responsibility on operating organizations and calling for records covering flights, aircraft, personnel, maintenance and training.
Stream Recording and Rewind Available to AirData Customers
Stream Recording and Rewind is available to AirData Live Streaming customers.
Existing customers can request a trial through the AirData web application.
The AirData drone live streaming update adds cloud recording, 10-minute rewind and retrospective recording capabilities while supporting mixed fleets, drone docks and third-party video sources across DFR, inspection, BVLOS and other UAS operations.
Source: Press release from AirData
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