A drone with a "plug a cable in" arm would be amazing as well. I eagerly await our drone army.
On 26 June 2015 at 16:26, Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu> wrote: > Hi Scot- > > > > I thought of that briefly, would probably come down to exec sponsorship > and how it’s use was packaged/promoted. After I hit the “send” button, I > realized a lot of different campus departments would probably have a use > case if they thought about it. > > > > -Lee > > > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Jon Scot Prunckle > *Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2015 11:18 AM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Anyone using Drones in network support? > > > > Lee, > > > > - Long time listener, first time caller - > > > > I like where you're going with this. I doubt we'd get it past our legal > department, but it would be a real timesaver...and a lot of fun. > > > > Sincerely, > > > J. Scot Prunckle > Network Engineer > UITS Network and Operations Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > Office Mobile: (414) 416-9709 > E-mail: prunc...@uwm.edu > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv < > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> on behalf of Lee H Badman < > lhbad...@syr.edu> > *Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2015 10:11 AM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Anyone using Drones in network support? > > > > Yeah- I know it sounds a bit silly at first pass. At the same time… we > have a lot of outside cameras and external AP antennas, along with a dozen > wireless bridges. My first thought is physical inspection via high res > photography/video from drones like the Phantom 3, whether it be for > installed devices or survey work. Second use case- hovering outside of > building to try to zero in on rogue signals (would be easy as pie on some > buildings, impractical on others) with the right analysis device as a > payload. > > > > And… it would be a lot of fun, so let’s just get that right out there. > > > > Has anyone gone down this road at all? I can’t be the only one with these > silly thoughts rattling around in the noggin! > > > > -Lee Badman > > > > > > > > Lee Badman > > Wireless/Network Architect > > ITS, Syracuse University > > 315.443.3003 > > > > > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- Oliver Elliott Senior Network Specialist IT Services University of Bristol e: oliver.elli...@bristol.ac.uk t: 0117 39 (41131) ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
