Distant ID (RID) as many have predicted is a whole and utter fail and DJI can’t appear to catch a break.
Information retailers are reporting that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Trump shooter had flown a DJI one thing over the marketing campaign Pennsylvania rally website on the day or within the days beforehand.
This has each likelihood to grow to be America’s Gatwick. By this I imply a stick the business will probably be crushed with advert nauseum. With the the exception of there being proof for this one.
I meant to submit one thing on Saturday when the information broke, considered as a substitute, did the identical once more yesterday, thought . It simply leaves me offended watching people leverage the occasion on Sunday on LinkedIn while I anticipate a flood of CUAS press releases immediately Monday when everyone seems to be again within the workplace.
Lets simply take a look at the easy stuff.
If there had been a TFR (Non permanent Flight Restriction) in place for the occasion the DJI drone would have stopped the flight with out particular permissions. If he had flown on the day.
It was a DJI drone so would have had RID enabled, all it will have taken to detect that will have been a smartphone and free app.
Let me simply discover some for the safety companies and police.
Drone Scanner
OpendroneID OSM (The one I exploit)
Dronetag
Any of these would have obtained RID on the day and naturally you possibly can place a number of on chargers round and about and watch what they’re seeing from afar. It’s not an enormous tech problem.
There’s a field for $4k which you can placed on a roof and go away after which have your officers take a look at TAK for updates while shopping for doughnuts AirTAK
Making a wealthy artificial imaginative and prescient of the sky isn’t arduous now for compliant visitors.
However Thomas Crooks was a foul man, no method would he have RID enabled, properly it was a DJI system so the Aeroscope transmissions would nonetheless have been being despatched.
However what is going to occur immediately is that we are going to hear an evil Chinese language firm was a part of the plan to get Trump and that you should purchase firm ABC’s counter drone system and drone shoot down gun.
This incident will probably be pulled into counter drone advertising and marketing materials till the top of time.
My guess is that Thomas thought there is perhaps drone countermeasures on the day so flew at some stage beforehand.
As for Distant ID, it has been offered as a safety silver bullet that may liberate airspace and lead us to a courageous new uncrewed world.
The fact is that it has handcuffed the mannequin plane business in America, fencing it into designated areas, added expense for modules and made one other barrier to entry for children.
RID is a part of massive Co’s try to personal the sky and monetize each flight.
It does nothing for security and safety, nor aviation security as plane can’t see it.
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