Rip Patrol LLC is dedicated to enhancing beach safety through innovative technology. Their flagship service, RipPatrol, utilizes drone technology to monitor surf conditions and identify rip currents at local municipalities' beaches. Drones conduct systematic surveys, capturing image data of the surf at predefined intervals. This data is then processed using advanced visual recognition deep learning techniques, resulting in confidence scores that indicate whether the surf is safe, if rip currents are present, or if there is a potential risk of rip currents in the near future.

The initiative was sparked in spring 2019 by a team of avionics and software engineers, motivated by the alarming incidents of drownings linked to rip currents and shark attacks at North Carolina beaches. Their successful prototype led to the piloting of RipPatrol at Atlantic Beach, named the Adam Snyder Memorial Early Warning System in honor of a local fire chief who championed drone technology for public safety. With a focus on saving lives, Rip Patrol LLC is paving the way for smarter beach safety solutions.