--- title: [Customer Story] Keeping 350,000 Spectators Safe with Drone Technology description: Discover how advanced drones and inter-agency collaboration ensured the safety of 350,000 attendees at the 2024 Indy 500. image: https://blog.dronesense.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20Indy%20500%20Customer%20Story.png --- [![DS VTM Logo Horizontal - Color Light (2)](https://blog.dronesense.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DS%20VTM%20Logo%20Horizontal%20-%20Color%20Light%20(2).png?width=489&height=100&name=DS%20VTM%20Logo%20Horizontal%20-%20Color%20Light%20(2).png "DS VTM Logo Horizontal - Color Light (2)")](https://www.dronesense.com) [![DS VTM Logo Horizontal - Color Light (2)](https://blog.dronesense.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DS%20VTM%20Logo%20Horizontal%20-%20Color%20Light%20(2).png?width=489&height=100&name=DS%20VTM%20Logo%20Horizontal%20-%20Color%20Light%20(2).png "DS VTM Logo Horizontal - Color Light (2)")](https://www.dronesense.com) - Who We Serve - [Law Enforcement](https://www.dronesense.com/law-enforcement) - [Fire & Rescue](https://www.dronesense.com/fire-and-rescue) - [Emergency Management](https://www.dronesense.com/emergency-management) - Products - [Tactical Operations](https://www.dronesense.com/platform) - [For Pilots](https://www.dronesense.com/pilots) - [For Operations](https://www.dronesense.com/opshub) - [Fleet Management](https://www.dronesense.com/airbase) - [Drone as First Responder](https://www.dronesense.com/drone-as-first-responder) - [Response Team](https://www.dronesense.com/response-team) - [Partners](https://www.dronesense.com/partners) - Company - [About Us](https://www.dronesense.com/about-us) - [Join Us](https://www.dronesense.com/join-us) - Resources - [Podcast](https://www.dronesense.com/dronecast) - [Blog](https://blog.dronesense.com/) - [Support](https://support.dronesense.com/hc/en-us) - [Trust & Security](https://trust.dronesense.com/) - [Instructor Courses](https://web.cvent.com/event/0320af2a-4df9-4d1d-b980-eafa2c5c6437/summary?tm=s1L7ddOpv_OhsP2fGvKhIeNfB7IL_GhTMF7qCn07tH0) - [Fly Days](https://explore.dronesense.com/fly-days) - [DroneSense Innovation Summit by Versaterm](https://dronesense.versatermconference.com/) - [How to Login](https://support.dronesense.com/hc/en-us/articles/47378609334029-DroneSense-Login-Addresses) More results [Schedule a call](https://www.dronesense.com/get-started-with-dronesense) [Schedule a call](https://www.dronesense.com/get-started-with-dronesense) [Schedule a call](https://www.dronesense.com/get-started-with-dronesense) - Who We Serve - [Law Enforcement](https://www.dronesense.com/law-enforcement) - [Fire & Rescue](https://www.dronesense.com/fire-and-rescue) - [Emergency Management](https://www.dronesense.com/emergency-management) - Products - [Tactical Operations](https://www.dronesense.com/platform) - [For Pilots](https://www.dronesense.com/pilots) - [For Operations](https://www.dronesense.com/opshub) - [Fleet Management](https://www.dronesense.com/airbase) - [Drone as First Responder](https://www.dronesense.com/drone-as-first-responder) - [Response Team](https://www.dronesense.com/response-team) - [Partners](https://www.dronesense.com/partners) - Company - [About Us](https://www.dronesense.com/about-us) - [Join Us](https://www.dronesense.com/join-us) - Resources - [Podcast](https://www.dronesense.com/dronecast) - [Blog](https://blog.dronesense.com/) - [Support](https://support.dronesense.com/hc/en-us) - [Trust & Security](https://trust.dronesense.com/) - [Instructor Courses](https://web.cvent.com/event/0320af2a-4df9-4d1d-b980-eafa2c5c6437/summary?tm=s1L7ddOpv_OhsP2fGvKhIeNfB7IL_GhTMF7qCn07tH0) - [Fly Days](https://explore.dronesense.com/fly-days) - [DroneSense Innovation Summit by Versaterm](https://dronesense.versatermconference.com/) - [How to Login](https://support.dronesense.com/hc/en-us/articles/47378609334029-DroneSense-Login-Addresses) [Schedule a call](https://www.dronesense.com/get-started-with-dronesense) DroneSense Blog #### Share this [Share on X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https://blog.dronesense.com/indy-500-customer-story&text=%5BCustomer+Story%5D+Keeping+350%2C000+Spectators+Safe+with+Drone+Technology) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.dronesense.com/indy-500-customer-story&t=%5BCustomer+Story%5D+Keeping+350%2C000+Spectators+Safe+with+Drone+Technology) [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.dronesense.com/indy-500-customer-story&t=%5BCustomer+Story%5D+Keeping+350%2C000+Spectators+Safe+with+Drone+Technology) # \[Customer Story\] Keeping 350,000 Spectators Safe with Drone Technology by [**DroneSense**](https://blog.dronesense.com/author/dronesense-1) on 7/2/24, 12:30 PM ![IMG\_2066](https://blog.dronesense.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2066.jpg?width=672&height=504&name=IMG_2066.jpg) The 2024 Indy 500 was more than just a race; 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