Unmanned Drones to be used for SAR

Interesting article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20...e-choppers.html

Too bad the term spot is copyrighted. but I guess the spotting technology has a ways to go.

They have used some Predators to track wild fires here in California in the recent past.
A little "Big Brother" potential but these things are useful with their long flight time and cameras.