Remote Identification (Remote ID), means that other parties are able to receive basic information of airborne drones digitally (in a similar way to general aviation). The example data that Remote ID drones transmit wirelessly during flight is the operator's registration number, drone serial number and current position.

The aim of Remote ID is to enable organised management of drone operations to ensure safe airspace. Today, if a pilot heads with his drone into a controlled perimeter around an airport, for example, it is not possible to contact him and warn him of the potential risk of collision with other aircraft - and this is one of the problems that Remote ID solves.

There are two types of Remote ID. The first is Direct (Broadcast) Remote ID (DRI), in which the drone broadcasts data directly to nearby entities ranging from hundreds of meters to a few kilometres. The second type is Network Remote ID (NRI, where the drone sends the data via a cellular network to a central system where it can be accessed by other users.

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The current European-wide drone regulation requires all drones flying in a Specific category to fulfil the DRI requirements starting 1st July 2022. The technology and protocol are already defined in prEN 4709-002. However, the situation about the NRI mandate is still a bit unclear. All we know is that it will be required to access U-space airspace starting January 2023. In the USA, the FAA mandates pilots to use DRI from September 2023 and drone manufacturers to comply with it starting September 2022. To sum it up, it is better to have both DRI and NRI systems on your drone. Dronetag Mini is future-proof and will always fulfil the latest standards.

A subscription is needed to use the full potential of the Mini. It covers the costs for the SIM tariff and SW platform. Our plan starts from a mere 10 EUR per month per device + you get the first 6 months for free (see our plans). Moreover, we don't lock you into any contracts, so you can cancel the subscription at any time. If you don't like our subscription model, you can still use the Mini in our Free tier, but without the NRI and other functionalities.

Dronetag Mini has a soldered chip SIM and we manage everything about the connectivity for you. There are very good safety, security and economic reasons for this. Concerning the safety, drone vibrations don't play well with common SIM slots and plastic SIMs. For the security part, we use our SIMs to authenticate against our cloud so the data we show are guaranteed and couldn't be easily spoofed. Lastly, the IoT cellular networks we use are not easily made available to the public, meaning you won't get the pricing as we have because of our higher demand. Using your own SIM would likely mean you would be locked into a long-term contract.

Dronetag Mini is made in 3 different variants – A, K, and V. Each of those is compatible with multiple cellular networks in each country where we operate. With this strategy, we are able to offer our systems worldwide. To learn more about the supported countries, visit our Knowledge Base. However, you don't have to worry about choosing the right variant. We will send the device based on your location.