From a Gunshot Alert to a Drone Overhead in Minutes Across Montevideo, Uruguay

Name: From a Gunshot Alert to a Drone Overhead in Minutes Across Montevideo, Uruguay
Uploaded: 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 25 min 27 s
Description: When a gunshot is detected in a dense city, the first few minutes decide how much responders know before they arrive. Getting eyes on the scene fast, and sharing that live view with dispatch and the officers on their way, is hard to do with ground units alone.

NestGen ’26
Public Safety & Security

October 2, 2026 · 25 min

When a gunshot is detected in a dense city, the first few minutes decide how much responders know before they arrive. Getting eyes on the scene fast, and sharing that live view with dispatch and the officers on their way, is hard to do with ground units alone. In this NestGen session, Uruguay's Ministry of the Interior and Martín Fablet y Cía. will share how gunshot detection alerts are being connected to drone response across Montevideo so a drone can be over the scene within minutes, and what public safety agencies should think through when linking automated alerts to drone operations.