MaxIntel Scout · drones
Remote ID decoder
Paste a drone’s broadcast Remote ID (the UAS ID string Scout captures in a RID sighting) and see what kind of ID it is, break a serial number into its parts, and jump to the registration lookup. Remote ID is a legally‑required radio beacon on most drones — this reads it, it doesn’t transmit.
What Remote ID broadcasts
- UAS ID — one of: a serial number (ANSI/CTA‑2063‑A, factory‑assigned), a registration ID issued by a civil aviation authority, or a session ID (a temporary random ID).
- Live position & altitude of the drone, its velocity, and the operator / take‑off location, plus a timestamp and emergency status.
- In the US, standard Remote ID has been required since March 2024 for drones that must be registered. It’s an open broadcast (Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi) anyone nearby can receive — which is what Scout does.
A serial or registration ID can often be tied to a drone or operator; a session ID is designed not to be. There is no public API that maps an arbitrary serial to an owner, so this tool decodes the ID and links you to the FAA reference rather than claiming an identity.
FAA Remote ID ↗ · FAA UAS declaration list ↗ · OpenDroneID receiver ↗ · see also our Drone as First Responder and Remote ID OSINT guides.
ID‑type parsing follows ASTM F3411 (the Remote ID standard) and the open‑source OpenDroneID reference. Manufacturer‑code to vendor mapping is not fully public, so a serial is decoded structurally; treat a named vendor as a hint.