TDOA Drone Pilot Tracking in Saudi Arabia

Transform passive alerts into actionable drone pilot tracking. Our Terra Drone TDOA sensors provide security teams with precise coordinates.
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BENEFITS

How TDOA Drone Pilot Tracking Turns Alerts Into Action

Our networked sensors precisely locate both the drone and pilot, allowing your team to respond with exact coordinates instead of guesswork.

Drone and Pilot on One Live Map

View the drone and operator side-by-side on your live console. You get real-time updates on speed, altitude, and pilot movements for rapid response.

TDOA Multi-Sensor Geolocation

By linking three or more Terra Drone sensors, we triangulate RF signals to pinpoint exact locations, not just general directions. This networked approach ensures highly accurate tracking across your facility.

Pilot Location for Supported Protocols

Our systems can decode location data directly from commercial drones. This means your ground teams receive incredibly precise coordinates, often within just a few meters, to intercept the operator.

Direction Finding at Coverage Edge

When dealing with wide perimeters, our handheld direction finders and fixed nodes provide quick, reliable bearings. Officers get a fast, accurate heading toward the threat in seconds.

Operator Handoff to Ground Response

We seamlessly export live tracks to your security platform so ground teams can quickly intercept operators. Everything is fully logged and aligned with Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) standards.

Built on Passive RF Detection

Our tracking naturally builds upon a silent, listen-only detection foundation. We only plot positions after our passive RF layer clearly confirms an actual intruder.

تحديات

Why Simply Detecting Drones Isn't Enough

A simple drone nearby alert forces your team to search blindly. Our tracking geometry solves this by showing exactly where to look.

Alerts Without Coordinates

Knowing a drone is near isn't enough. Without precise coordinates, your security center wastes critical minutes guessing where to send patrols.

Bearing-Only Sensors

Knowing the direction without the distance can send your guards to the wrong block. While they search empty lots, the operator continues to monitor from safely afar.

Urban Multipath and RF Clutter

Complex environments like refineries and airports bounce signals around, confusing basic sensors. We carefully map your site's RF landscape first to guarantee pinpoint accuracy.

Pilot Moves Between Vantage Points

Intruders rarely stand still. Our system continuously updates the operator's location in real-time, guiding your response teams directly to a moving target.

Insufficient Sensor Geometry

You need a properly planned sensor network for reliable tracking. We custom-design and size an overlapping mesh network specifically for your facility's unique layout.

FPV and DIY Without Pilot Decode

Custom or DIY drones often hide their pilot's data. Even then, our TDOA reliably tracks the aircraft while our smart direction finders help your teams close the gap.

التقنيات و الأساليب

Seamless TDOA Tracking Capabilities

From geolocation to operator handoff, powered by networked Terra Drone sensors and a central console.

TDOA Drone Pilot Tracking

Our FTD1 and FTA1 nodes work together to measure the precise timing of drone signals. This quickly plots the drone's actual georeferenced position on your live map with high accuracy.

تحديد الاتجاه (زاوية الوصول)

For large events, motorcades, or the edges of your facility, our fixed and handheld units provide fast, reliable angles of arrival. This ensures no blind spots even before full networks are deployed.

Real-Time Drone and Pilot Track

Watch the drone and its pilot move simultaneously on your screen. With clear data on speed and altitude, supervisors can instantly prioritize threats and approve targeted responses.

Operator-Location Handoff

We instantly push the operator's location to your mobile response teams and SOC dashboards. Ground teams can intercept the pilot while your control room keeps an eye on the drone.

Mesh Design and RF Site Survey

We don't leave things to chance. Our team maps out RF dead zones and interference hotspots before installation, conducting live flying tests to guarantee your system is perfectly calibrated.

SOC Integration and Audit Trail

All tracking data, accuracy metrics, and timestamps seamlessly integrate into your existing SOC console. We also provide easy exports and API hooks to connect with your enterprise security tools.

Builds on the passive RF drone detection layer. Need proportional mitigation? See RF mitigation and neutralization.

المخرجات

Clear, Actionable Deliverables

Get highly precise tracking outputs that your SOC and response teams can use immediately.

Live Drone Position Tracks (Georeferenced)

Pilot Location Estimates (Supported Protocols)

Dual-Track Counter-UAS Live Map

TDOA Geolocation Accuracy Report (per Site)

Track History Playback and Export

Operator Handoff Coordinate Package

SOC / API Push (Localization Events)

Incident Geolocation Reports (PDF and CSV)

Sensor Mesh Health and Calibration Status

Site Localization Coverage Map

PLATFORMS & APPLICATIONS

Finding the Right Localization Platforms for You

We pair the perfect mix of fixed TDOA nodes and handheld finders to match your site’s unique layout and needs.

Oil & Gas Facilities

FTD1 mesh plus FD1 gate nodes localize drones and pilots around flare stacks and tank farms so security can dispatch to the operator, not only the aircraft.

Airports and Aviation

Passive RF plus TDOA around approach paths gives airport security actionable pilot tracks without emitting near ILS.

Critical Infrastructure and Government

Power plants and government campuses use networked localization with audit logs for compliance and lawful operator intercept.

VIP, Events, and Border Zones

For fast-moving motorcades and high-profile events, our portable briefcase hubs deliver rapid, on-the-go pilot tracking where installing fixed networks isn't an option.

HOW IT DEPLOYS

How Terra Drone TDOA Locates the Drone and Its Pilot at an Oil and Gas Facility

Here is an illustrative example of how our TDOA mesh could secure a Saudi oil and gas facility by tracking both drone and pilot. Final sensor placements require an on-site RF survey and an NDA.

The Goal

We aim to map the drone inside your airspace and its pilot hiding outside the fence simultaneously. This empowers your teams to intercept the operator instead of just watching the aircraft.

TDOA Sensor Mesh

We strategically place FTD1 nodes around your perimeter and add FTA1 units near sensitive areas like flare stacks. This guarantees exceptional precision even at the very edges of coverage.

TDOA Accuracy Across the Refinery

By arranging 3 or more FTD1 nodes in an overlapping mesh, we achieve pinpoint accuracy. We carefully size this network to protect your gate zones, tank farms, and pipeline routes.

Pilot Decode at Gate Zones

Fixed sensors at your gates provide excellent pilot-tracking accuracy. As your patrol officers close in on the operator outside the fence, they use PL2 Pro handhelds for 2-meter precision.

SOC Dual Track and Operator Handoff

See both the drone intruding your airspace and the operator hiding outside, all on one live map. Your team intercepts the operator while safely monitoring the drone's path for full awareness.

LOCALIZATION ANSWERS

أسئلة متكررة

Networked Terra Drone sensors measure when the same RF emission arrives at each node. Time difference of arrival (TDOA) triangulates the drone position on the live map. Where the protocol supports it, FD1, PL2 Pro, or platform decode also estimates pilot location so both tracks appear side by side for dispatch.
Accuracy depends on sensor layout and environment. Networked meshes typically achieve around 30 m drone position error or better after calibration. FD1 reports around 10 m for supported pilot decode; PL2 Pro handheld units reach around 2 m in field use. Final figures are validated per site after RF survey and flying-test drones.
A minimum of three well-placed networked nodes is required for reliable TDOA triangulation; typical site meshes use four or more FTD1 units for overlap. Large perimeters use FTD1 mesh expansion sized after RF survey for city-scale sites.
Passive RF detection confirms that a drone is present and identifies its model via signature library. TDOA localization adds georeferenced drone position and pilot tracking for ground response. Both layers are deployed together under one Terjin platform.
Yes. The platform refreshes pilot and drone tracks continuously. Coordinated swarms of 10 or more drones are tracked simultaneously, with each track prioritized on the live map while updated pilot coordinates feed the handoff queue for response teams.

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