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Nebraska State Patrol To Use Mapping Drones In Crash Investigations

Nebraska State Patrol To Use Mapping Drones In Crash Investigations
The Nebraska State Patrol said Thursday that it has found a way to reduce crash response times by expanding its drone-mapping program. Gov. Pete Ricketts and NSP Capt. John Bolduc said during a presentation Thursday morning that the goal of the program is to mitigate road closures while on the scene of a crash. The process, known as “crash reconstruction,” relies on a digital 3D process called “photogrammetry” to digitally measure and map out the scene. The information is then relayed back to authorities to use in their investigations. “For every minute they spend on that roadway, they are in jeopardy from secondary crashes, so time on-scene is very important,” Bolduc said. “The drone technology has assisted us with reducing that time on scene, which makes it ultimately safer for everyone involved in that event.”