Unmanned Surveillance – The New Standard? -Pursuit Magazine Article

The rapid development of unmanned surveillance for military use raises many questions: What will this mean for the private sector surveillance industry?

What will this mean for us as private investigators?

Not since the introduction of GPS to the private sector has a technology so drastically changed the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of how surveillance operations are conducted.

What we talk about when we talk about “unmanned surveillance“

Toy UAVs

First let me define what I’m not  talking about: I am not  referring to the many unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that hover over suburban homes across America.  These private-sector UAVs are little more than toys – primarily, remotely controlled helicopter variants with minimal flight times that fly at altitudes far too low to be covert.

Realistically, UAVs offer little in the way of obtaining useable video.

Sure, “real” UAVs exist; but they’re cost prohibitive and, more importantly, aren’t lawful for private-sector use.  The reality is, useful UAVs will likely remain out of the reach of PIs for the long-term for a variety of reasons: FAA regulations, violating reasonable expectation of privacy, political fallout, and cost.

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