Drone Remote ID Survey

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts is currently consulting on remote ID for drones. (See https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/news/share-your-thoughts-drone-remote-id).

Answers to the following short survey will help AAUS build an advocacy position in relation to remote ID.

Thank you for taking the time to contribute.

Your privacy will be protected and names of individuals and organisations will not be disclosed. All responses will be de-identified, pooled and aggregated to ensure anonymity of the respondents.

Results obtained from the survey will be released to the membership at the end of the survey period.

Survey closes July 21, 2023

Estimated time to complete: 3 minutes

1.Do you support a remote ID mandate?

Yes

Maybe but it depends on how it is implemented

I have not yet formed an opinion

2.What do you believe will be the major benefit of a drone remote ID mandate?

Enhanced airspace safety through situational awareness

Tracking illegal or non-compliant drone use

Education of the community around local laws and regulations relating to drone use

Gathering data to form an evidence base to support future regulatory and policy development

Facilitation of faster, more efficient and / or automated approvals for drone operations

Support management of noise, privacy and environmental concerns

No benefit

3.What is your main concern relating to a remote ID mandate?

No concerns, I support a remote ID mandate

Cost on industry far outweighs any benefit

Privacy concerns around the use of the data

Other (please specify)

4.Do you believe that remote ID is necessary for drone operations within standard operating conditions (visual line of site, below 400 ft and clear of people and aerodromes)?

Yes

5.Do you believe that remote ID is necessary for drone operations that are beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)?

Yes

No, there are better ways to improve situational awareness

6.Do you think that a mandate for ADS-B or lower power electronic conspicuity devices for all VFR aircraft and BVLOS drones would lead to better situational awareness in Class G airspace over remote ID on drones?

Yes

Not sure

7.If the government decided to mandate remote ID, who should have access to the data and what information?

8.If you had to choose between Broadcast remote ID (BRID) or network based remote ID (NRID), which do you favour?

BRID

NRID

Why did you choose one over the other?

9.What impacts could mandatory equipage have on drone operators?

10.Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?