ATO-100 · PASSIVE AIRSPACE MONITORING

Every drone
announces itself.
We listen.

FAA Remote ID makes compliant drones broadcast who they are and where their pilot stands. AirTrace Ops receives those broadcasts across Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, fuses them into one live map, and alerts your security team — without jamming, spoofing, or six-figure radar.

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LIVE FEED — NODE 03 / NE PERIMETER 
TRACK 0014        ACTIVE   00:04:37
UAS ID   1596F3987765A43K
TYPE     DJI · MINI 4 PRO
PROTO    WIFI NAN         RSSI -61 dBm
ALT      87 m AGL         SPD 6.2 m/s
OPERATOR 420 m NE · 40.7031, -74.0142
STATUS   NOT ON WHITELIST
─────────────────────────────
TRACKS 14   KNOWN 11   UNKNOWN 3▌
Plan view of a four-node AirTrace Ops deployment around a venue, detecting a drone and locating its operator VENUE NODE 01 NODE 02 NODE 03 NODE 04 COMMAND POST RSSI −61 TRACK 0014 — DJI MINI 4 PRO 87 m AGL · 6.2 m/s OPERATOR FIX 420 m NE · via RID ≈ 250 m
FIG. 01 — TYPICAL 4-NODE VENUE DEPLOYMENT · PLAN VIEW · COOPERATIVE DETECTION VIA REMOTE ID
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How the system works

  1. 1

    Listen

    Perimeter nodes passively receive FAA Remote ID broadcasts — Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth — from every compliant aircraft in range. Receive-only. Nothing transmitted.

  2. 2

    Fuse

    The command post correlates detections across nodes into single tracks, decodes UAS IDs to manufacturer and model, and plots operator GPS position.

  3. 3

    Alert

    Unknown aircraft trigger the dashboard, SMS, or a webhook into your existing security net. Whitelisted vendors — your media crew, your mapping contractor — stay silent.

  4. 4

    Document

    Every track is stored with full history. Replay the timeline, export incident reports for insurance, permits, and after-action review.

RF spectrum layer for non-cooperative aircraft available as an upgrade. Still passive — detection, never defeat.

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Field scenarios

Same passive stack — different incident geometry. Whitelist your authorized aircraft; alert on everything else.

EVENTS & VENUES

Festival perimeter

Four nodes around the main stage. Media drones on the whitelist; unknown tracks hit the security radio before the headliner.

  • Operator GPS from Remote ID
  • Replay for permit & insurance review

WILDLAND FIRE · AERIAL OPS

Fire line & air attack

Tankers and helicopters work inside FAA temporary flight restrictions — but hobbyist drones still show up. In January 2025 a civilian drone struck a Super Scooper over the Palisades Fire, damaging the aircraft and forcing stand-downs across multiple incidents. Air attack cannot risk another strike; every unauthorized UAS means grounded drops and lost containment time.

AirTrace Ops nodes at the staging area and road corridors passively receive Remote ID. Incident command sees the aircraft track and the operator's broadcast GPS fix on the map — often minutes before the drone crosses the fire perimeter or nears inbound traffic. Deputies get a location, not a guess. Authorized mapping and media drones stay whitelisted.

LIVE FEED — IC STAGING / AIR ATTACK BASE 
TRACK 0007        ACTIVE   00:01:12
UAS ID   1581F45BE7C4B29K
TYPE     DJI · MAVIC 3
PROTO    WIFI NAN         RSSI -54 dBm
ALT      142 m AGL        SPD 8.1 m/s
OPERATOR 380 m SW · 34.0521, -118.5214
STATUS   NOT ON WHITELIST · IN TFR
ACTION   AIR ATTACK HOLD ADVISED
─────────────────────────────
TANKER 02 INBOUND   HOLD PATTERN▌
Wildland fire incident: sensor nodes detect an unauthorized drone and locate its operator while air tankers hold ACTIVE FIRE TFR IN EFFECT IC STAGING COMMAND POST NODE 01 NODE 02 NODE 03 TANKER 02 · HOLD RSSI −54 TRACK 0007 — DJI MAVIC 3 142 m AGL · INBOUND FIRE OPERATOR FIX 380 m SW · via RID ≈ 500 m
FIG. 02 — WILDLAND FIRE STAGING DEPLOYMENT · UNAUTHORIZED UAS + OPERATOR FIX BEFORE AIRCRAFT CONFLICT
  • Portable nodes — no venue Wi‑Fi required
  • Whitelist agency & contracted mapping drones
  • Timestamped evidence for FAA / sheriff follow-up

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE · OIL & CHEMICAL

Refinery & process perimeter

Tank farms, pipe racks, and flare stacks sit behind a fence — not behind an air gap. Competitor surveillance, activist overflights, and theft scouting increasingly arrive on $800 consumer drones that never touch your VMS or badge-controlled gates. Trespass on the ground is a known playbook; trespass from 200 ft AGL often is not.

Solar-powered sensor posts on the fence line passively receive Remote ID around the clock. Your SOC sees unknown tracks the moment they broadcast — aircraft position, altitude trend, and operator GPS when the pilot is cooperative. Alerts route to your existing workflow via webhook or SIEM; contracted inspection drones stay on the whitelist.

LIVE FEED — SOC / SECURITY OPS CENTER 
TRACK 0019        ACTIVE   00:12:44
UAS ID   1596F5713348C91K
TYPE     DJI · AIR 3S
PROTO    BLE ADV          RSSI -58 dBm
ALT      64 m AGL         SPD 0.4 m/s HOVER
OPERATOR 210 m E · 29.7481, -95.0124
STATUS   NOT ON WHITELIST
ZONE     TANK FARM N · RESTRICTED
ACTION   WEBHOOK → SOC TICKET #8841
─────────────────────────────
NODES 6 UP   SOLAR 5/6   UNKNOWN 1▌
Oil and chemical plant: fence-line sensors detect a hovering drone over the tank farm and locate its operator outside the gate PROCESS SITE TANK FARM N PIPE RACK FLARE SOC SECURITY DESK N01 ☀ N02 ☀ N03 ☀ N04 ☀ N05 ☀ N06 RSSI −58 TRACK 0019 — HOVER 64 m AGL · TANK FARM N OPERATOR FIX 210 m E · PUBLIC RD · RID PUBLIC ROAD ≈ 400 m
FIG. 03 — FENCE-LINE PERIMETER DEPLOYMENT · SOLAR NODES · UNAUTHORIZED HOVER + OPERATOR FIX
  • Solar posts for weeks-unattended fence coverage (P6)
  • Geofence alerts on process units & tank farms
  • Webhook / SIEM integration — no rip-and-replace
  • JSONL audit trail for CSO review & law enforcement

CORRECTIONS · CONTRABAND INTERDICTION

Prison perimeter & yard drops

Contraband no longer comes over the fence in a football — it comes in at 45 m AGL, at night, carrying phones, drugs, and weapons straight into the yard. Staff usually learn about a drop when the package is found, not when it happens, and the pilot is gone long before the shakedown.

Solar sensor posts on the fence line receive Remote ID around the clock — no trenching, no perimeter power. A correctional facility is a zero-whitelist zone: every track is an alert. Central control sees the aircraft, the drop approach, and the operator’s broadcast GPS fix on the county road, so the patrol response goes to the pilot — and the timestamped log goes to the district attorney.

LIVE FEED — CENTRAL CONTROL / PERIMETER NET 
TRACK 0021        ACTIVE   00:00:58
UAS ID   1581F09AC2277D3K
TYPE     DJI · MATRICE 30
PROTO    WIFI NAN         RSSI -49 dBm
ALT      45 m AGL         SPD 3.2 m/s
OPERATOR 340 m E · 33.4182, -86.7021
STATUS   UNAUTHORIZED · NIGHT OPS
ZONE     YARD B · APPROACH VECTOR
ACTION   PATROL 3 + YARD LOCKDOWN
─────────────────────────────
DROPS THIS QTR 6   TONIGHT 1▌
Correctional facility: fence-line sensors detect a night contraband drone approaching the yard and fix the operator on a county road CORRECTIONAL FACILITY HOUSING A HOUSING B YARD B ZERO WHITELIST CENTRAL CONTROL NODE 01 NODE 02 NODE 03 NODE 04 RSSI −49 TREELINE LAUNCH TRACK 0021 — MATRICE 30 45 m AGL · PAYLOAD SUSPECTED PROJECTED DROP COUNTY RD 12 OPERATOR FIX 340 m E · via RID ≈ 300 m
FIG. 04 — CORRECTIONAL PERIMETER · SOLAR FENCE-LINE NODES · NIGHT DROP DETECTED + OPERATOR FIX ON COUNTY ROAD
  • Zero-whitelist zone — every track alerts
  • Operator GPS fix routes patrol to the pilot, not the sky
  • Timestamped archive — court-ready for contraband prosecution

Game day surge

Standing perimeter sensors all season; whitelist the broadcast crew. Unknown tracks route to your existing security net on sellout Saturdays.

  • On-prem map — no cloud firewall drama
  • Season-long JSONL archive
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Two ways to deploy

Same detection stack underneath. You choose who runs it.

FIXED SITE · MANAGED SERVICE

Sensor Network

We install, maintain, and monitor perimeter nodes at your venue. You get the live dashboard, alerting, whitelist management, and incident exports.

  • Coverage3–12+ nodes per venue
  • BillingMonthly or per-event
  • Best forStadiums, campuses, recurring sites

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EVENT · FULL CREW

On-Site Response

Trained crew with a portable command post. We handle setup, live monitoring, and teardown — your team focuses on the crowd.

  • DurationSingle-day to multi-day festivals
  • AlertsLive into your security radio net
  • HandoffPost-event evidence package

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Detection, never defeat

AirTrace Ops is receive-only. We do not jam, spoof, or interfere with any aircraft. That keeps deployment straightforward for US venues and aligned with FAA cooperative-airspace rules.

Passive monitoring supports insurance due diligence and permit requirements. It does not replace law enforcement or FAA enforcement action — it gives your team the picture they need to call the right people, with evidence.

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