The Florida State Guard has selected AI-enabled Smart Sensors and Automated Sensor Operator software from Overwatch Imaging for its fleet of helicopters, including two UH-1, two UH-60 and two Bell 412 helicopters, as well as three of its fixed-wing assets.
Unlike the Florida National Guard, the Florida State Guard is not a federally funded military force and its personnel are civilian volunteers. First formed during World War Two, the Guard was reactivated in 2022 and is tasked with a variety of disaster response, search and rescue, and public safety missions.
The Guard has moved quickly to stand up a mission-ready aviation unit, investing not only in aircraft, but in advanced sensor payloads, autonomy software, and trained personnel to support time-critical operations across the state. Part off that investment is in the form of the Overwatch systems and specifically
- TK-7 Smart Sensor: High-resolution, multispectral imagery, fire detection and mapping, wide-area rapid mapping, NDVI analysis, vehicle and vessel detection, change comparison, wide-area situational awareness
- Automated Sensor Operator (ASO): Multi-mission autonomy for EO/IR video gimbals, enables rapid mapping, vehicle and vessel detection, maritime ISR, wide-area search and situational awareness, and multipoint observation.
The goal is to use these capabilities to transform the Guard’s airborne intelligence assets into a software-defined platform capable of supporting a wide range of missions today, while remaining adaptable to evolving operational requirements and emerging technologies.
“It’s encouraging to see agencies like the Florida State Guard adopt sensor autonomy and fully leverage the power of AI and real-time edge processing to improve mission outcomes,” said Greg Davis, founder and CEO of Overwatch Imaging. “With this technology, FSG is expanding its operational reach, increasing capabilities beyond human limits, and reducing burden on operators. At the end of the day, better intelligence drives better outcomes, and this investment puts FSG in a strong position to achieve both.”
Image: Florida State Guard
