Classification and Identification

The format allows systems to classify and identify target records through the appropriately named fields classification and identification. The only required field is classification while identification is used to complement the classification.

Classification refers to the basic category of the target detected. The available options are:

• Unknown: The C-UAS could not classify the entity with certainty
• UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
• GCS : Ground Control Station, the entity is the operator of another entity of the same uas_id
• Other: The entity doesn't fall in any of the previous categories, e.g. bird.

Identification refers to a more detailed description of the entity in question. This field is optional and is meant to act as a more thorough description of the entity than classification. As such, it is left free for the company to include a description more in line with their system's capabilities, whether it's specific information on the target (operator’s ID, ID of the drone, UAV model, etc) or a more robust classification than the one provided.