Elsight Ltd., an Israeli drone communications technology company, announces that it will be stepping up its information dissemination in Japan and getting fully underway. For some time now, Elsight has been expanding sales to various government ministries and local governments in Japan through its general sales agent, Navicom Aviation Co., Ltd. With this increased information dissemination, Elsight will be getting fully underway in Japan.
In recent years, expectations for the social implementation of drones have been rising rapidly in Japan. Behind this lies the worsening of social issues, such as an environment with frequent earthquakes, an increase in natural disasters due to climate change, and a shortage of workers for logistics and infrastructure inspection due to a declining population.
In accordance with the policy of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Level 4 flight (autonomous flight beyond visual line of sight in populated areas) will be legally permitted in 2022, and demonstrations are underway across the country with the aim of implementing it in logistics, disaster response, infrastructure inspection, and more.
Drones are expected to be an efficient and safe means of delivery, particularly for the “last mile” problem in mountainous areas and on remote islands. The drone market in Japan is expected to expand to approximately 650 billion yen by 2025 (Impress Research Institute, Drone Business Survey Report 2020), and as the time for change is approaching on both a technological and institutional level, we decided to launch in Japan.
Halo is a multi-link connectivity platform designed for drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. In areas around the world where systems are already in place, it has already been introduced and is supporting people’s lives.
In fact, Halo has been adopted by emergency services in the United States, police agencies in Dubai, firefighting and public safety agencies in EU countries, and is used for disaster relief, police and search operations, emergency medical delivery, etc. Its greatest strength is that it integrates multiple 4G/5G networks, satellite communications, Wi-Fi, etc. to ensure uninterrupted connections.
As mentioned above, for a drone, a communication cut means “disappearance.” That’s why powerful communication methods are necessary to operate a drone over a wide area. This advanced technology in “Halo” enables stable operation even in missions that require real-time video transmission and remote control.
SOURCE: PRTimes
