Ground-breaking AI technology being developed in Scotland will soon enhance Police Scotland's use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) to find missing and vulnerable people. The technology, thought to be the first of its kind used by police forces in the UK, is a form of machine learning that provides real-time image analysis for identifying humans in rural areas. It has been developed by a consortium of partners – CENSIS, Thales UK, University of the West of Scotland and Police Scotland. With core AI development work complete and trials of the new system already underway, the project team expects the technology to be deployed in searches for missing and vulnerable people in Scotland in the near future. The technology identifies where a human being is located, rather than an individual.