The GALE Project is set to revolutionize public safety through its modular technology, which transforms existing infrastructures into drone deployment hubs.
With its comprehensive design, the GALE System integrates active remote monitoring, early alert systems, and drone docking facilities, featuring Hanwha Vision's pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras. Under the leadership of founder Jay Kriner, this early-stage company aims to address security and environmental data collection needs for municipalities and defense sectors.
Key Features and Capabilities
Primarily, the GALE System targets public safety applications, including traffic oversight, incident response, and license plate recognition. It also supports the Department of Defense (DoD) by offering security and asset management solutions for bases.
Hanwha's AI-powered cameras enable the system to monitor water levels and issue early alerts
Additionally, the system plays a role in environmental monitoring, such as flood management, as exemplified by the 2025 Kerr County floods in Texas. Hanwha's AI-powered cameras enable the system to monitor water levels and issue early alerts.
Adaptable and Modular Design
Kriner emphasized the system's adaptability, stating, "This system was designed specifically based off floods that we've been prone to in the past." The modular nature of the GALE System allows users to customize components according to their specific needs and budget constraints. Initial setups may include only cameras and sensors, with options to integrate drone docks and other technologies later.
Openness to Third-Party Technologies
A unique aspect of the GALE System is its open-sourced "auxiliary" section, designed for easy integration of third-party technologies. The modular design allows the system to cater to diverse monitoring needs, from vegetation growth to bird migration, according to Kriner.
A version without the drone component is expected to roll out by 2026, with the drone aspect being the most development-intensive part. A prototype including Hanwha cameras is planned for fall 2025, with additional seed investments opening in November.
Efficient Integration with Hanwha Vision
The decision to incorporate Hanwha Vision PTZ cameras was pivotal due to their advanced AI and cloud solutions, which reduced development time and cost. Kriner noted, "Using Hanwha cameras cut production costs and efforts down tremendously by offering more flexibility." This efficient integration allowed GALE to bring its disruptive security and monitoring technology to the market more rapidly.
Enhancing Public Safety with Innovative Technology
The consolidated system reduces the need for multiple cameras, adding new capabilities. Kriner explained, "We see the security aspect, the public safety drone, and its first responder applications."
He also highlighted the importance of the company's national presence, demonstrated by advocacy for SBIR/STTR funding and engagement with U.S. Air Force and Space Force leaders at the AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference. "We're solving problems proactively instead of reactively," Kriner stated. The GALE Project offers a cutting-edge approach to real-time monitoring and AI-driven situational awareness.
The GALE Project has a vision to reshape how municipalities and defense organizations approach public safety, security, and environmental data collection, by transforming existing fixed infrastructure into autonomous drone deployment hubs.
Founded by “serial entrepreneur” Jay Kriner, the early-stage company’s flagship GALE System is designed as an all-in-one platform, integrating remote active monitoring, an early alert system, and a drone deployment dock with Hanwha Vision pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras.
License plate recognition capabilities
The GALE System is designed primarily for public safety, supporting fire and police departments with traffic monitoring, incident management, and license plate recognition capabilities. Secondary applications include Department of Defense (DoD) use cases such as base security and asset management. Beyond security, the system also supports environmental-related public safety efforts.
Kriner cited the 2025 Kerr County floods in his company’s home state of Texas as an example of a real-world scenario for his system. Enabled by Hanwha Vision AI-powered cameras, the system can be trained to monitor water levels, demonstrating its potential for environmental monitoring and providing early alerts.
Public safety technology
“This system was designed specifically based off floods that we’ve been prone to in the past,” said Kriner, founder/CEO, GALE Project. “The early alert application is a massive opportunity, especially if we’re able to train the AI model to monitor water flow, water levels, and tides. And these cameras play a big part in that.”
The GALE System is a significant step forward in public safety technology, consolidating multiple surveillance and monitoring functions into a single, customizable platform. Its modularity is a key differentiator, allowing users to configure the system based on needs and budgets. Organizations can begin with cameras and sensors and then add the drone dock later as well as other third-party technologies.
A common configuration features the GALE System mounted on utility poles, but with its modular design and integration of Hanwha Vision’s PTZ cameras, Kriner noted the system has nearly unlimited potential in any application.
Third-party technologies
“Some people might want to monitor vegetation growth, while others might want to track bird migration patterns,” he said. “There are so many capabilities.”
A commercial rollout of a version without the drone component is anticipated by 2026, as the drone integration is the most time-intensive element of development. The company is planning to assemble a scaled prototype in the fall of 2025 with the Hanwha cameras included as an operational element, and GALE is opening another round of seed investments in November.
Compact modular unit
The GALE System combines a camera, sensor, and drone technology into a compact modular unit. The middle “auxiliary” section of the unit is designed to be “open-sourced,” enabling easy integration of third-party technologies.
“When I say modular, just take our system and you can chop it into three sections depending on what the end user wants,” he said. “Maybe they don’t want a drone top on every single utility pole, but they do want the camera. It allows them to tailor to their needs.”
The GALE Project chose to integrate Hanwha Vision PTZ cameras due to their advanced capabilities and turnkey design. Hanwha’s built-in AI and cloud solutions reduced development time and costs, enabling the GALE Project to accelerate time to market. “Using Hanwha cameras cut production cost and efforts down tremendously by offering more flexibility, and it allowed me to come to market a lot faster,” he said.
Integrated AI and cloud support
Kriner positions the GALE System as a disruptive technology, consolidating the roles of multiple cameras while adding new capabilities. “You look up at a utility pole, and it’s got five-plus cameras facing different directions,” he said. “We’re reducing all that into one system and then adding additional features. We see the security aspect, the public safety drone, and its first responder applications. We’re the first to come to the market on this one.”
Hanwha Vision’s PTZ cameras were critical to the GALE System’s success. Kriner recalled visiting Hanwha’s Houston showroom, where he was shown a camera zooming in on an individual from a great distance, all capabilities essential for his clients. It was immediately clear that Hanwha’s advanced technology, combined with integrated AI and cloud support, would enable GALE to deliver a more flexible and efficient product.
Situational awareness capabilities
Kriner is keeping GALE visible on the national stage to showcase the company’s disruptive potential for enabling advanced real-time monitoring and AI-driven situational awareness capabilities. In September, he met with congressional members to represent the GALE Project and advocate for SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer) funding, which plays a vital role in accelerating innovative small businesses that are engaging in research and development with the goal of commercialization.
The company also attended the prestigious AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference, engaging directly with senior leaders from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and the broader defense innovation ecosystem. “At the end of the day we’re solving problems proactively instead of reactively,” Kriner said, “And everybody’s excited about a new technology that is on the forefront of public safety.”
