{
  "name": "MicroportMap research preview",
  "website": "https://microportmap.com",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-21",
  "methodology": "Publicly reported infrastructure deployments; approximate project-level locations, not landing coordinates. Source-linked, not independently operationally verified. No flight permission or public access implied.",
  "count": 16,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "shenzhen",
      "name": "Futian street-pole drone dock network",
      "where": "Shenzhen, China",
      "country": "China",
      "region": "Asia",
      "infrastructureType": "Street-pole network",
      "reportedOperator": "Shenzhen traffic police",
      "reportedEquipment": "Autonomous drone nests",
      "locationPrecision": "District-level representation",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 22.538,
        "longitude": 114.056
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "3 March 2026 government report",
      "description": "Municipal traffic authorities reported 65 drone nests in Futian District, including systems mounted on traffic-light poles.",
      "source": {
        "name": "Shenzhen Traffic Police · government report",
        "url": "https://szjj.sz.gov.cn/gkmlpt/content/12/12664/post_12664595.html"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "rotterdam",
      "name": "Shell industrial drone dock deployments",
      "where": "Rotterdam, Netherlands",
      "country": "Netherlands",
      "region": "Europe",
      "infrastructureType": "Industrial dock",
      "reportedOperator": "Shell / Skeye / DroneLand",
      "reportedEquipment": "DJI Dock systems",
      "locationPrecision": "City-level representation",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 51.9225,
        "longitude": 4.4792
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "Multiple DJI docking systems documented across industrial inspection operations in the Rotterdam area.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · operator case study",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/autonomous-drone-inspections-oil-and-gas"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "kiel",
      "name": "Kiel emergency-response dock network",
      "where": "Kiel, Germany",
      "country": "Germany",
      "region": "Europe",
      "infrastructureType": "Emergency response",
      "reportedOperator": "BF Kiel / FlytBase",
      "reportedEquipment": "DJI Dock 2",
      "locationPrecision": "City-level representation",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 54.3233,
        "longitude": 10.1228
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "Fire and rescue services use docked drones for faster incident assessment and coastal emergency response.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · case study",
        "url": "https://www.flytbase.com/case-studies/how-bf-kiel-turned-emergency-response-into-a-3-minute-aerial-operation-with-autonomous-drones"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "italy",
      "name": "ReADI autonomous highway dock network",
      "where": "Italy (multiple sites)",
      "country": "Italy",
      "region": "Europe",
      "infrastructureType": "Transport network",
      "reportedOperator": "AI View Group / highway partners",
      "reportedEquipment": "ReADI remote operations",
      "locationPrecision": "Country-level representation",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 42.35,
        "longitude": 12.55
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "AI View Group describes docked drones at highway toll gates and service areas for inspection, traffic monitoring and emergencies.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · highway case study",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/aiview-autonomous-drones-italian-highway-monitoring"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "oman",
      "name": "Remote construction-site dock deployment",
      "where": "Oman (three sites)",
      "country": "Oman",
      "region": "Middle East",
      "infrastructureType": "Industrial dock",
      "reportedOperator": "Ibn Firnas Drone Center",
      "reportedEquipment": "Three DJI Dock 3 units",
      "locationPrecision": "Country-level representation",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 21.5,
        "longitude": 57.2
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "Ibn Firnas Drone Center documented three DJI Dock 3 deployments at government construction sites across Oman.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · construction case study",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/ibn-firnas-drone-center-oman-government-construction-monitoring"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "australia",
      "name": "Sensorem autonomous dock fleet",
      "where": "Western Australia, Australia",
      "country": "Australia",
      "region": "Oceania",
      "infrastructureType": "Industrial dock",
      "reportedOperator": "Sensorem",
      "reportedEquipment": "DJI Dock / FlytBase",
      "locationPrecision": "Regional representation",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": -26.5,
        "longitude": 121.5
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "A regional network of 20+ documented drone-in-a-box systems across industrial and remote sites in Western Australia.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · operator case study",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/sensorem-autonomous-docked-drones-deployment-australia"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "enbw",
      "name": "EnBW autonomous solar-inspection docks",
      "where": "Germany (solar portfolio)",
      "country": "Germany",
      "region": "Europe",
      "infrastructureType": "Industrial dock",
      "reportedOperator": "EnBW / FlytBase",
      "reportedEquipment": "DJI Dock 2",
      "locationPrecision": "Country-level representation",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 50.8,
        "longitude": 10.4
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "A proof-of-concept deployment with two dock systems documented for recurring inspections of solar facilities.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · solar case study",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/enbw-scaled-solar-pv-inspections-150-mw-to-1-gw-autonomous-drone-docks"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "dole",
      "name": "Dole Asia plantation drone docks",
      "where": "Philippines (plantation network)",
      "country": "Philippines",
      "region": "Asia",
      "infrastructureType": "Agriculture dock",
      "reportedOperator": "Dole Asia Company / ASY Electronics",
      "reportedEquipment": "DJI Dock 2 + FlytBase",
      "locationPrecision": "Country-level representation; private plantation sites",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 12.8,
        "longitude": 122.5
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "Dole Asia and ASY Electronics describe DJI Dock 2 autonomous drone stations used for plantation security patrols and monitoring.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · Dole Asia customer story",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/dole-asia-autonomous-plantation-drone-security-philippines"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "tnb",
      "name": "TNB warehouse inventory drone dock",
      "where": "Malaysia (warehouse project)",
      "country": "Malaysia",
      "region": "Asia",
      "infrastructureType": "Industrial dock",
      "reportedOperator": "Tenaga Nasional Berhad / Aerodyne",
      "reportedEquipment": "DJI Dock + DJI Matrice 30 + FlytBase",
      "locationPrecision": "Country-level representation; private storage facility",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 4.2,
        "longitude": 102
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Aerodyne report using an automated dock with a DJI Matrice 30 for recurring warehouse inventory inspections.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · TNB customer story",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/tnb-warehouse-asset-monitoring-autonomous-drones-malaysia"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "asheville",
      "name": "Asheville disaster-recovery drone dock network",
      "where": "Asheville, North Carolina, United States",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "North America",
      "infrastructureType": "Emergency response",
      "reportedOperator": "OvrWatch / Asheville Police Department",
      "reportedEquipment": "Autonomous docked drones + FlytBase",
      "locationPrecision": "City-level representation; emergency-response infrastructure",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 35.595,
        "longitude": -82.551
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "Case study · publication date unverified",
      "description": "OvrWatch and the Asheville Police Department reported a citywide 13-dock network supporting hurricane recovery and emergency response.",
      "source": {
        "name": "FlytBase · OvrWatch / Asheville case study",
        "url": "https://flytbase.com/case-studies/ovrwatch-asheville-hurricane-disaster-recovery-drones-public-safety"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "vancouver",
      "name": "Vancouver Police dock-based drone network",
      "where": "Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada",
      "country": "Canada",
      "region": "North America",
      "infrastructureType": "Emergency response",
      "reportedOperator": "Vancouver Police Department",
      "reportedEquipment": "Skydio Dock for X10 · Skydio X10",
      "locationPrecision": "City-level marker; exact public-safety dock sites not shown",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 49.283,
        "longitude": -123.121
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "10 June 2026 Skydio report",
      "description": "Skydio reported multiple Dock for X10 systems positioned around Vancouver for a police drone-as-first-responder program.",
      "source": {
        "name": "Skydio · Vancouver Police DFR announcement",
        "url": "https://www.skydio.com/blog/vancouver-police-department-drone-as-first-responder"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "ishikawa",
      "name": "Ishikawa Prefecture Skydio Dock rollout",
      "where": "Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan",
      "country": "Japan",
      "region": "Asia",
      "infrastructureType": "Industrial dock",
      "reportedOperator": "Skydio / KDDI / Ishikawa Prefecture",
      "reportedEquipment": "Skydio Dock for X10 · Skydio X10",
      "locationPrecision": "Prefecture-level marker; actual installation undisclosed",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 36.595,
        "longitude": 136.626
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "3 September 2025 Skydio report",
      "description": "Skydio announced deployment of Dock for X10 through KDDI and NTT Docomo and identified Ishikawa Prefecture as an early Japanese customer site.",
      "source": {
        "name": "Skydio · Japan dock rollout",
        "url": "https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-x10-dock-available-japan"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "belgium-sense",
      "name": "Belgium Citymesh SENSE drone network",
      "where": "Belgium (nationwide project)",
      "country": "Belgium",
      "region": "Europe",
      "infrastructureType": "Emergency response",
      "reportedOperator": "Citymesh / Nokia",
      "reportedEquipment": "Nokia Drone Networks · 5G drone-in-a-box",
      "locationPrecision": "Country-level marker; emergency-response facilities are not plotted",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 50.504,
        "longitude": 4.47
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "12 November 2025 Nokia update",
      "description": "Nokia reported nationwide adoption of its Drone Networks platform in Belgium, supporting distributed drone-in-a-box emergency-response operations.",
      "source": {
        "name": "Nokia · Drone Networks deployment update",
        "url": "https://www.nokia.com/blog/taking-industries-further-with-the-enhanced-nokia-drone-networks-platform/"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "texas-solar",
      "name": "Percepto autonomous Texas solar inspection",
      "where": "Texas, United States",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "North America",
      "infrastructureType": "Industrial dock",
      "reportedOperator": "Percepto / unnamed solar power operator",
      "reportedEquipment": "Percepto drone-in-a-box inspection system",
      "locationPrecision": "State-level marker; private power plant not identified",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 31.1,
        "longitude": -99.2
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "6 January 2023 Percepto release",
      "description": "Percepto announced FAA approval for highly automated drone-in-a-box inspections at a large solar plant in Texas.",
      "source": {
        "name": "Percepto · Texas solar plant operations release",
        "url": "https://percepto.com/percepto-approved-to-deploy-highly-automated-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-drones-for-remote-operations-at-record-breaking-altitude/"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "caltrans-otay",
      "name": "Caltrans remote inspection drone docks",
      "where": "San Diego border region, California, United States",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "North America",
      "infrastructureType": "Transport network",
      "reportedOperator": "California Department of Transportation",
      "reportedEquipment": "Skydio Dock for X10 · earlier X2 Dock pilot",
      "locationPrecision": "San Diego city-area marker; precise dock locations not shown",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 32.716,
        "longitude": -117.162
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "1 May 2026 Skydio case study",
      "description": "Skydio described Caltrans docked-drone monitoring at Otay Mesa construction sites, following earlier off-grid dock testing near the California–Mexico border.",
      "source": {
        "name": "Skydio · Caltrans SOAR project video",
        "url": "https://www.skydio.com/resources/videos/caltrans-saved-usd100k-on-a-single-bridge-inspection"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    },
    {
      "id": "ramapo",
      "name": "Ramapo Police two-dock network",
      "where": "Ramapo, New York, United States",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "North America",
      "infrastructureType": "Emergency response",
      "reportedOperator": "Town of Ramapo Police Department",
      "reportedEquipment": "Skydio dock-based DFR systems · model unspecified",
      "locationPrecision": "Town-level marker; dock locations not disclosed",
      "approximateMapPoint": {
        "latitude": 41.146,
        "longitude": -74.063
      },
      "reportDateLabel": "2026 Skydio customer awards; date unverified",
      "description": "Skydio's 2026 customer awards describe a Town of Ramapo public-safety drone program operating two docks.",
      "source": {
        "name": "Skydio · 2026 customer awards",
        "url": "https://www.skydio.com/customers/awards/2026"
      },
      "verificationStatus": "Public report only; current operational status not independently confirmed"
    }
  ]
}