Organizations Are Vulnerable to Airspace Intruders: AirSight Offers a Proactive Solution
October 2, 2024
Organizations Are Vulnerable to Airspace Intruders: AirSight Offers a Proactive Solution
As drones become increasingly common, businesses face new liability concerns regarding unauthorized drone activity in their airspace. While taking down drones might seem like the ideal solution, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations prohibit most entities from doing so. Fortunately, AirSight’s drone detection SaaS solution empowers organizations by providing real-time airspace situational awareness and actionable intelligence allowing them to respond before a drone even reaches their airspace.
The Challenge: Limited Take-Down Options
FAA regulations govern both manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, and while drone regulations are still evolving, only certain federal agencies (like the Department of Defense, Homeland Security and FBI) can legally disable or jam drones. For most businesses, this restriction may feel like a disadvantage, but AirSight offers an innovative alternative: Advanced Situational Awareness and Actionable Intelligence.
Limiting Financial Liability
Unauthorized drone activity poses significant financial risks to businesses. Drones flown by inexperienced operators often collide with light poles, trees or power lines, causing them to fall potentially causing damage. The FAA categorizes a drone’s risk factor based on weight and payload capabilities, with mid-sized and larger drones posing greater risks to people, property, infrastructure and brand reputation.
AirSight mitigates these risks by not only detecting drones but also capturing critical data such as flight path, altitude, speed, FAA registration numbers, pilots’ location, date/time and historical flight information. This data is invaluable for limiting liability and can be used in court to prosecute offenders. Without such information, organizations face heightened risks if a drone causes damage or leaks sensitive images or videos online potentially harming their reputation.
Advanced Situational Awareness and Actionable Intelligence
AirSight’s real-time drone detection system gives businesses a critical advantage: advanced notifications of drones. With a drone detection range of two to five miles (depending on terrain), AirSight’s SaaS solution, AirGuard, triggers alerts and sends notifications to security teams or law enforcement partners automatically as soon as a drone enters the detection zone. These alerts include the exact location of both the drone and its pilot well before the drone reaches an organizations airspace. Armed with this actionable intelligence, organizations can take swift action in compliance with FAA guidelines, such as detaining the drone pilot to mitigate the threat.
A Proactive Approach: Deterrence Through Action
AirSight facilitates proactive airspace management in the following ways:
- Security Protocols: AirSight integrates seamlessly with existing security systems and VMS platforms. Upon detecting a drone, businesses now have actionable intelligence and can activate pre-defined protocols.
- Situational Awareness: In addition to automated alerts to perimeter teams, once a drone is detected, AirSight allows for quick sharing of drone and pilot location data via SMS or secure links. This enables swift communication with law enforcement or security teams for rapid response.
By: Steve Warren, Director of Sales, AirSight
