Regulate

Drone Permits for Municipalities

Give applicants a defined process for requesting use of municipal drone sites. SkyTrade Regulate is designed to support applications, review conditions, decisions, and records. Your city supplies the applicable authority; local property-use permission does not replace FAA operating authorization.

Municipal drone permit workflow overview

From a rule in a PDF to an enforceable workflow

A written policy still needs an application process, a responsible reviewer, and a record of the decision. Regulate supports that local workflow. Confirm the rules your city can apply and which capabilities the proposed configuration supports before turning an ordinance into application requirements.

Operating & location permits

Define the operator, public launch or landing site, and allowed period of property use. Conditions must fit the city's authority; they do not authorize flight paths or altitudes.

Flight plans & compliance records

Collect the operating information relevant to the application and review it against lawful property-use conditions. Check any required FAA authorization separately.

Audit trails & mission commissioning

Keep application decisions and reasons available for program review. Confirm which records, exports, and retention settings the proposed service supports; a software record does not guarantee liability protection.

How SkyTrade permitting works

1

You encode your ordinance once

Agree which property-use requirements apply and how they should appear in an application. Confirm supported configuration and identify the reviewer responsible for exceptions.

2

Operators apply for permits online

Commercial operators, survey crews, and DFR teams submit applications and flight plans through a defined workflow, with the information your staff needs already attached.

3

Review the applicable site-use requirements

Configure the applicable site-use requirements and identify which checks the proposed workflow supports. A reviewer remains responsible for legal scope and exceptions.

4

City approves, conditions, or denies

Staff approve, condition, or deny use of the municipal site, with the reason recorded. Federal flight authorization and operating limits remain separate.

5

Keep decision records for review

Keep applications, conditions, decisions, and reasons available for program review. Confirm retention, access controls, and export requirements; the system does not guarantee a legal outcome.

One product in a connected platform

Regulate is built on Atlas, the foundation for the SkyTrade offering. Compare Protect for detection and Monetize for eligible development-rights opportunities on the products overview.

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