[4][5][6][7] CrowdOptic, led by CEO Jon Fisher, developed augmented reality technology and triangulation algorithms used in medicine, sports, and government that gathers and analyzes data from smart devices based on where they are pointed to identify areas of interest.
[6][7] The company analyzes data from mobile devices to identify hot spot activity and connects Google Glass footage to live video feeds.
[16] In October 2016, CrowdOptic launched Field App through the Google Play Store to "triangulate on a point of interest and broadcast its GPS location to a command center with live-video verification.
"[17] The application uses a cloud-based system, GPS, compass and live video and smart sensor data to coordinate emergency responders, firemen and police.
[29][30] In June 2014, CrowdOptic announced a partnership with the University of California, San Francisco to stream procedures by UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty.
[36][37] In 2016, the company paired with Solford Industries to market a low-bandwidth live-streaming device integrated with a conventional firefighter helmet in use by fire departments, police and first responders in both the United States and China.
[41] Vice Magazine reported that the drones "fly fast, record faces in real time, recognize patterns in traffic and pinpoint people who are in the middle of an emergency.