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See Every Drone.
Know Your Airspace.
The FAA requires every drone to broadcast its location in real time. This self-hosted DroneAware mesh makes that public data actually accessible — to you, your team, and your operators.
Free software · 10-min setup · No subscription
// THE_PROBLEM
Public Data. Nobody Can Access It.
Since 2023, every commercially operated drone in the US must broadcast its ID, location, and home point. The signals are out there — there's just been no public infrastructure to listen.
Short-Range Signals
Remote ID over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth travels ~1 mile from any single drone. One receiver covers very little ground.
Locked Up by Government
Today, nearly all detection infrastructure belongs to federal, state, and local LE or private CI operators. Almost no public access.
A Law With No Infrastructure
The FAA built Remote ID to make drones visible to the public — but without a distributed sensor net, the system can't work as intended.
// THE_SOLUTION
A Community-Powered
Detection Mesh.
Free, open detection software anyone can run on a Raspberry Pi in about 10 minutes. Each node listens for Remote ID broadcasts and contributes detections to a shared live map.
Hardware runs $150–175 — a Pi, two small USB adapters, and a power supply. The more nodes operators run, the more airspace gets covered.
[ NODE_001 ] [ NODE_002 ] [ NODE_003 ]
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└────────┬───────┴────────┬────────┘
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POST /api/public/ingest (x-api-key)
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┌──────────────────────┐
│ DRONEAWARE CORE │
│ RLS · realtime · DB │
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MAP · ALERTS · HISTORY// WHAT_YOU_GET
Everything You Need to Monitor Your Airspace.
Live Drone Map
Watch detected drones move across a dark tactical basemap in real time, with altitude, heading, and speed when available.
Alert Feed
Per-operator realtime alerts the moment one of your nodes sees something. Searchable, RLS-locked.
Detection History
Every detection your nodes report, stamped and queryable. Replay activity over your coverage.
Operator Network
Invite teammates, scope coverage by node owner, and let admins see across the whole mesh.
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We Know Who's Flying.
Every detected drone's serial number is cross-referenced against the FAA's Declaration of Compliance database — instantly identifying the make and model of 150+ manufacturers.
// Updated weekly from the FAA UAS Declaration of Compliance DB.
// DRONE_DETECTION
Popular Drones We Can Identify.
Consumer & Prosumer
Enterprise & Public Safety
Agricultural & Delivery
// HOW_IT_WORKS
Up and Running in 10 Minutes.
Flash a Raspberry Pi
Use the official Pi Imager to write Raspberry Pi OS to an SD card. Any Pi 4 or 5 works.
Plug In Two USB Adapters
One Wi-Fi adapter, one Bluetooth adapter — both inexpensive. They listen on the required RF bands.
Run One Install Command
SSH in and paste a single curl line. The installer handles software, config, and auto-start on boot.
Watch Your Airspace
Your node starts contributing detections to the live map immediately. Alerts fire on every hit.
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Who Runs Their Own Mesh.
Homeowners
Know exactly when and how often drones are flying over your property. Replay activity by date.
Critical Infrastructure
Substations, data centers, ports, refineries — distributed nodes cover perimeters no single sensor can.
Event Security
Stand up a temporary mesh around stadiums, rallies, or film sets. Tear it down when you're done.
// OPERATOR_NETWORK
Not Ready to Build a Node?
Create a free account and connect with an operator running a node. You'll share their coverage and receive the same alerts — no hardware required.
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Join the Mesh.
Build your own node, see live detections from the network, and get help from other operators.