Featured Service
UAS Airspace Awareness Assessment
AirAware Technologies deploys Remote ID detection sensors at your facility to establish a documented baseline of detectable drone activity. Assessment duration is scoped to your needs (event-based, 14 days, 30 days, or longer), with analysis and a site-specific written assessment and customer briefing delivered at the conclusion.
Know What's in Your Airspace Before You Spend a Dollar on Hardware
UAS detection and counter-UAS systems can represent significant capital investments, often tens of thousands of dollars or more. Before your organization commits to any technology purchase, you need to know what you're actually dealing with. An AirAware assessment gives you that operational snapshot at a fraction of the cost. We deploy sensors, collect data, analyze what we find, and deliver a professional written assessment that tells you exactly what detectable drone activity looks like at your facility: how often, where, at what altitudes, and what patterns exist. That information lets you make an informed decision. You may find the activity level doesn't justify a major system investment. Or you may find it does, and if so, we can point you toward the right technology and industry partners based on what your data actually shows.
How the Assessment Works
Initial Consultation
We begin with a consultation to understand your facility, operational environment, areas of concern, and specific questions you want the assessment to answer. This informs our sensor placement strategy and analysis focus.
Site Survey & Sensor Placement Planning
AirAware conducts a site survey, in person or remotely depending on your facility, to assess detection coverage requirements and develop a sensor placement plan optimized for your site's layout and operational environment.
Sensor Deployment
We coordinate sensor deployment at your facility, working with your team to place detection equipment in locations that provide optimal coverage for your airspace awareness needs. Deployment is designed to be minimally disruptive to your operations.
Data Collection
Over the agreed assessment period (event-based, 14 days, 30 days, or longer), our sensors capture Remote ID broadcasts from compliant UAS operating in and around your airspace. Data is collected continuously and monitored by our team throughout the collection period.
Analysis & Report Preparation
Following data collection, our analysts review all flight activity data (dates, times, locations, altitudes, operating patterns, and areas of concern) and prepare your site-specific written assessment report.
Sensor Retrieval
AirAware retrieves all deployed sensors from your facility following the data collection period, coordinating with your team to minimize operational disruption.
Written Assessment Delivery
We deliver your completed written assessment report, which documents all findings, analysis, and recommendations in a professional format suitable for internal distribution and stakeholder briefings.
Customer Briefing
AirAware personnel conduct a professional briefing with your team to walk through assessment findings, answer questions, and discuss recommended next steps for your UAS awareness and preparedness program.
Assessment Deliverables
Every AirAware assessment delivers a comprehensive package of data, analysis, and recommendations.
Flight Activity Data & Analysis
Preparedness Analysis & Recommendations
Reporting & Briefing
Remote ID detection identifies compliant aircraft broadcasting Remote ID information. It may not identify UAS that are not broadcasting compliant Remote ID signals.
Who the Assessment Is For
The Airspace Awareness Assessment is designed for any organization that needs a documented baseline of UAS activity at their facility. It is particularly well-suited for:
Airports & Aviation Facilities
Commercial, general aviation, and reliever airports seeking to understand drone activity in and around their airspace.
Critical Infrastructure Operators
Energy, water, transportation, and communications facilities with security responsibilities for their airspace environment.
Municipalities & Public Safety
Local governments and law enforcement agencies managing UAS activity over public spaces, facilities, and events.
Hospitals & Medical Facilities
Healthcare organizations concerned about UAS activity near helipads, rooftop equipment, and patient care areas.
Venues & Event Operators
Stadiums, arenas, and event venues that need to understand baseline drone activity before implementing event-specific monitoring.
Corporate & Campus Security
Corporate security teams and campus security departments seeking data to support UAS policy development and technology procurement decisions.
What Comes Next
We Don't Just Hand You a Report
Your assessment findings drive what happens next. You may discover that UAS activity at your facility is minimal and doesn't justify a major technology investment. That's a valuable finding in itself. Or your data may show patterns that warrant action. Either way, AirAware helps you interpret what you have and determine the right path forward.
Informed Technology Decisions
C-UAS and UAS detection systems can be significant investments. Your assessment gives you the operational data to evaluate whether a technology purchase is warranted and what capabilities actually match your threat environment. We help you avoid buying a solution before you understand the problem.
Vendor-Agnostic Recommendations
If your findings indicate a need for detection hardware, monitoring software, or an integrated UAS awareness system, AirAware can recommend industry-leading companies and services that fit your facility, budget, and operational requirements. Our guidance is based on what your data shows and what's right for your site.
Preparedness & Policy Development
Assessment findings often surface gaps in UAS notification procedures, response protocols, and organizational policy. AirAware can help you develop or refine those procedures to align with your facility's actual risk profile, so your team knows what to do when something is detected.
Ongoing Awareness
Assessments Aren't One and Done
UAS activity patterns change. Seasonal operations, new construction, evolving regulations, and shifting recreational and commercial drone use all affect what's happening in your airspace. A single assessment establishes your baseline, but it doesn't tell the whole story year-round.
Seasonal Baselines
Drone activity in summer looks different than it does in winter. Recreational use, agricultural operations, construction activity, and event-driven flights all vary by season. AirAware can return to your facility for follow-on assessments that capture a different season's activity and give you a more complete picture over time.
Year-Over-Year Comparison
Repeating an assessment annually allows your organization to track changes in UAS activity at your facility, identifying trends, new operating patterns, and shifts in the airspace environment that may affect your preparedness posture.
Event-Specific Assessments
High-profile events, facility expansions, or changes in your operational environment may warrant a targeted assessment outside your regular cycle. AirAware can deploy for event-specific data collection to give you situational awareness when it matters most.
Managed Monitoring
For organizations that need continuous visibility rather than periodic snapshots, AirAware offers managed airspace monitoring services with ongoing detection, alert configuration, and regular reporting, keeping you informed year-round without the need for repeated assessment deployments. Detection data can be delivered into your existing security or situational awareness environment through a cloud-based API or a direct sensor feed, with export options in JSON, CSV, and KML.
Ready to Establish Your Airspace Baseline?
Contact AirAware Technologies to discuss your facility and request an Airspace Awareness Assessment.