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The Government OS for Low-Altitude Airspace

Manage drone sites,
plan response,
assess property
opportunities.

Organize municipal drone-site applications, detected activity, and incident responsibilities. Assess public-property opportunities with a defined scope and budget.

  • 01See what's flying, where, and when
  • 02Coordinate incident review and response
  • 03Assess property opportunities and program costs

Built for municipalities, counties, state agencies, and major property portfolios.

Backed by
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The problem

Drones are here,
cities lack control.

A drone can cross a school, stadium, or hospital in seconds.

When residents complain, they call City Hall, not the drone company. They call you.

Most municipalities cannot:

  • See drone activity live, or after the fact
  • Prove oversight when an incident happens
  • Enforce rules consistently across neighborhoods
  • Capture revenue to fund safe operations

No live visibility

You find out after complaints.

No proof of oversight

When incidents happen, there's no clean record.

Inconsistent enforcement

Rules vary block by block, creating confusion.

No funding model

Oversight stays a cost center. Each new flight is a new expense with no offsetting revenue.

The SkyTrade Platform

One platform.
Four add-ons. One thesis.

Proposition I

Ungoverned airspace is risk.

Proposition II

Governed airspace is infrastructure.

Proposition III

Infrastructure creates value.


Atlas

The Government OS for Low-Altitude Airspace

Atlas connects the municipal product workflows. Organize available site information, applications, and program records, and confirm the supported integrations and data access for your deployment.

Platform · Always included
  • 01Drone zone & corridor mapping
  • 02UTM & government links
  • 03Infrastructure intelligence scoring
  • 04Vertiport feasibility model
  • 05Partner SDK & API integrations
  • 06Operator C2 & sensor integrations
Knowledge Base

Expert Guides for Regulatory Decisions

Our expert guides go beyond overviews - legally grounded analysis written for city attorneys, policy directors, and senior administrators who need defensible answers.

Legal Framework

What authority cities actually hold, where federal preemption applies, and how to write ordinances that hold up in court.

Compliance Depth

FAA Part 107, Part 108 integration, and local enforcement obligations mapped to specific municipal requirements.

Revenue and Authority

Monetization structures, fee authority, and case-law grounding for airspace governance programs that generate real revenue.

Atlas Platform

Six views. One platform.

A live program-performance dashboard.

Permits issuedActive operationsRevenue YTDOpen complaints

Permits issued, active operations, registered drones and operators, open complaints, and revenue, rolled up for the city manager, drilled down for the program lead.

atlas.skytrade · ANALYTICS
LIVE
Atlas Analytics dashboard

See SkyTrade working for
your jurisdiction.

Request a demo and we'll show how SkyTrade fits your local goals, your departments, and your rules. You'll see the dashboards, geofencing, real-time visibility, audit trails, and the revenue options that help fund safe operations.

No spam · No pressure · Just a clear walkthrough
Procurement-ready

Security &
compliance.

Define the security evidence your procurement requires. Ask which reports and controls cover the proposed service, their scope and reporting period, and which records and retention settings would apply.

Encryption requirements
Access controls
Retention policy
Audit requirements
Confirm available security evidence during procurement.
Frequently Asked Questions

Questions from city teams.

Answers for procurement, legal, and operations.

Does SkyTrade replace the FAA?

No. SkyTrade does not replace FAA authority. The platform supports municipal workflows and records; a local property-use decision does not authorize flight paths or altitudes.

What does it cost a city to use SkyTrade?

Request a scoped estimate for configuration, equipment, integrations, support, staff time, and maintenance. Assess potential property revenue separately; a deployment is not guaranteed to pay for itself.

How long does it take to go live?

Agree the schedule after defining the pilot, equipment, integrations, training, and acceptance criteria. A cloud dashboard alone does not establish operational readiness.

Does our city need to install hardware?

Applications and records are software workflows. Receiving Remote ID broadcasts requires compatible receivers or authorized access to an existing receiver feed. Confirm supported sensors and integrations for the proposed deployment; LAANC authorization is not a live telemetry feed.

Do we need to hire staff to manage this?

Choose a program owner and assign application review, incident coordination, and record responsibilities. Confirm what support SkyTrade would provide and what remains with city staff. Staffing depends on scope and workload.

What data does SkyTrade collect, and who owns it?

Define the observations and application records needed for the deployment. Confirm ownership, authorized access, retention, exports, and the security evidence covering the proposed service during procurement.

Can SkyTrade work with our existing city systems?

Discuss the systems, data access, and workflows your city needs to connect. Confirm supported integrations, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria before assuming a connection is available.

What if we just want to start small, one district or one use case?

Define one municipal site or use case, the observations you need, and acceptance criteria. Evaluate results and costs before expanding. A local program boundary does not create a flight restriction.

How do residents report drone complaints?

Discuss the reporting and incident workflow your deployment supports. Record the complaint, time, available observations, and confirmed facts. Assign response ownership and referral procedures; incomplete reception cannot establish exactly what was flying.

Is SkyTrade only for large cities?

The offering is intended for municipalities, counties, state agencies, and property portfolios. Define the use case, staffing, equipment, and procurement needs for your organization rather than assuming one configuration fits every jurisdiction.

What happens after the pilot period?

Compare the agreed acceptance criteria with observed results, staff workload, costs, and remaining gaps. Confirm the next-stage scope and commercial terms before continuing. Do not assume fee income will cover deployment costs.

Can SkyTrade present to our city council, board of commissioners, or policy makers?

Request a demo and identify the audience, proposed use case, and questions to address. A useful briefing separates public-property decisions, federal flight authority, incident responsibilities, and budget assumptions.

How does this benefit our community, not just City Hall?

A defined program can give residents a clearer complaint process and staff a way to review available observations and site-use records. Assess results against the pilot goals. Safety improvements and property income require evidence rather than a universal promise.

Why does our community need this now?

Start with a current municipal task: a public launch site, recurring complaints, incident coordination, or a property opportunity. Establish authority, workload, costs, and acceptance criteria before procuring a program. Drone overflight alone does not create a local revenue entitlement.

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