Real-time drone streaming for rescue missions is becoming essential for fast and effective emergency response. This case study shows how Ant Media Server enabled the Wasserwacht of the German Red Cross in District Schwandorf to stream drone footage in real time and coordinate faster during emergencies.
The Wasserwacht handles water rescue across the Oberpfälzer Seenland, a region with thousands of visitors every year. With mission complexity increasing, they needed a reliable, low-latency, self-hosted streaming solution that could work seamlessly with DJI drones.
The Challenge: Achieving Reliable Real-Time Drone Streaming
Search-and-rescue missions require instant visibility and quick decisions. The team needed a solution that was low-latency, self-hosted, secure, affordable, and compatible with RTSP streams from their DJI devices.
The Solution: Ant Media Server
Ant Media Server provided:
Real-time, low-latency drone streaming
Instant access to live feeds for commanders
Better situational awareness
Easy integration for multi-agency missions
A fully self-hosted environment with complete data control
The Results
Faster Location of Missing Persons
Drones helped identify and guide rescuers to a missing person within minutes.
Immediate Situational Awareness
Command units viewed live drone feeds instantly and deployed resources faster.
Better Training Feedback
Drone footage recorded during a major exercise provided the best debrief results participants had seen.
Multi-Agency Collaboration
Fire departments and partner rescue organizations are now evaluating Ant Media Server for district-wide use.
Customer Feedback
“Ant Media Server gave us exactly what we needed — an affordable, self-hosted, low-latency streaming solution for our drone operations. Live aerial views improved coordination immediately.”
Industry Use Case Example
KDDI Smart Drone in Japan also uses Ant Media Server for real-time drone and camera streaming in inspection and surveillance scenarios, proving its scalability and reliability.
Looking Ahead
District-wide adoption is being explored, with Ant Media Server positioned as the unified real-time streaming platform for all emergency services.
Learn more at antmedia.io
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