Libra
For Governments
State and Local Governments need to prepare for drones. Libra is a digital drone infrastructure platform that allows them to ensure safe drone operations, alleviate traffic congestion and a new economic engine.
Our Partners
Plan an operation
From default view to satellite, or terrain, you can easily switch between the maps to get the most accurate mapping data for your next operation.
Benefits of Libra
Economic Engine
Libra enables revenue to be generated through granting permits and enforcing compliance period.
Public Acceptance
Safe airspace through Libra leads to improved public perception.
Green Technology
Reduction in carbon emissions with the use of drones while also alleviating road congestion.
Drone-Ready City
Allowing businesses and individuals to operate drones safely.
Core features
Manage all drone operations in your city
Keep track of who, what, where, and when of every operation in the city.
Create Flight Advisories
Advise local drone pilots on avoiding flying in areas where there is an emergency, an event or construction.
Centralize approval process
Approve/Decline drone operations taking off or landing on city properties, government facilities, parks or other public places.
Administer role-based access control
Effortlessly manage permissions to access drone airspace data and emergency advisories for services, roads, parks, and communities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do municipalities have jurisdiction over drone traffic and licensing for drone pilots?
Regarding Jurisdiction over drone traffic, the FAA has published the following statement.
In summary:
Congress has provided the FAA with exclusive authority to regulate aviation safety, the efficiency of the navigable airspace, and air traffic control, among other things. State and local governments are not permitted to regulate any type of aircraft operations, such as flight paths or altitudes, or the navigable airspace.
However, these powers are not the same as regulation of aircraft landing sites, which involves local control of land and zoning. Laws traditionally related to state and local police power – including land use, zoning, privacy, and law enforcement operations – generally are not subject to federal regulation.
Cities and municipalities are not permitted to have their own rules or regulations governing the operation of aircraft. However, as indicated, they may generally determine the location of aircraft landing sites through their land use powers.
What does AirMatrix enable a region or municipality to do when they have limited jurisdiction?
Municipalities have the ability to create a “restriction” and a “caution”. When an area is placed under a restriction, pilots are restricted to fly in that area. For e.g, landing and taking off at a public property. Whereas a caution is to let pilots be vary of their surroundings while flying in the area such as bad weather or an event. Municipalities can choose from the advisory category and create a description to let pilots know the details of the reason for the advisory.
How does a region or municipality sign up for Libra?
Any municipality wishing to sign up on Libra will be able to schedule an onboarding session with AirMatrix. AirMatrix will provide education and training to the city user regarding usage of Libra. They will then receive log in instructions which they can use to sign in to the platform. AirMatrix also provides 24/7 technical support for any municipal customer.
We have multiple departments within a city. How do we give secure access to individuals in these departments?
Cities can add or invite members and control what permissions the specific department or teams have access to. For example, the city can decide that the traffic manager only can have access to manage operations and approvals. Whereas, the admin can have access to all controls which includes managing operations, approvals, creating restrictions, adding new members and creating new roles etc…
How does Airmatrix help keep the sky safe with non-compliant drones?
Remote ID rule would allow for drones to broadcast their location, altitude and takeoff and landing information. The FAA has mandated that every drone manufacturer must comply with this rule by September 16th, 2023. As such, compliant drones will be tracked continuously on the AirMatrix system and rogue drones can be easily identified.
AirMatrix also directly integrates Ground-Based Radar data in critical flight corridors to track all non-compliant drones. When these drones are identified, AirMatrix informs law enforcement agencies to employ mitigation measures.
How does Airmatrix ensure privacy of citizens?
Airmatrix mandates its users to abide by city defined by-laws around data capture. In other words, we make sure no pilot is flying or collecting data that they are not meant to do for their job, ensuring the privacy of their citizens. We do this by advising and warning pilots of any data that they are not supposed to capture. From a traffic management perspective, we cannot control autopilot data streams such as camera feeds of every drone, which is why advisory alerts and warnings are used.
What are the benefits of using Libra to a municipality?
The benefits for the city would be the following:
Economic Engine
Libra allows cities to generate revenue through revenue share and granting permits
Public Acceptance
Safe airspace through Libra leads to improved public perception
Green Technology
Reduction in carbon emissions with the use of drones while also alleviating road congestion
Drone Ready City
Allowing businesses and individuals to operate drones safely
How much does Libra cost?
For pricing, please contact to our sales team.
