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Redmond to publish dashboard for police 'drone-as-first-responder' program
Summary
The City of Redmond announced an online activity dashboard for its police department’s drone-as-first-responder program that will report total calls, average travel times and other real-time statistics; the program was implemented last year to improve 911 response times.
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The City of Redmond is launching an online activity dashboard for its police department’s drone-as-first-responder program, city officials announced during the City News Now broadcast for the week of May 26.
City officials said the dashboard will display real-time data including total calls, average travel times and other regularly updated statistics; the police department implemented the program last year to improve response times to 911 calls.
Ryan Goodman, a member of Redmond’s customer experience team, said the city plans the dashboard to increase transparency about the program. “The police department implemented the drone as first responder program last year to improve response times to 911 calls. Now, we’re launching an activity dashboard that will display real time data on the program, including total calls, average travel times, and more statistics that are updated regularly,” Goodman said during the broadcast.
A launch date and a web link for the dashboard were not specified in the broadcast.

