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Drone Operations
Director Chad Sperry is a Part 107 licensed drone pilot. The WIU GIS Center provides drone support for a variety of events and emergency response operations. Below is footage of some of these flights.
- Mock DUI event, Western Illinois University campus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgWTlEkNpmU - Drone support, law enforcement training
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHpBITP9Fb8 - Emergency management support - includes flooding, tornado, train derailment response
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=005g9aRrbVk - Uses of drones, from cinematography to map creation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeDo8-Exn7Y
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