Hi guys,
I just had my drone stolen in Miami.  It's a Phantom 3 Professional.  Is there any way I can trace it through the GPS?  Can the drone be traced as soon as somebody connects it to a computer, based on the serials numbers I can provide?  
Thank you !
R

It can only be traced if they go through the laborious process of pairing it with another RC unit and then only if they sync the flight logs. Even so, DJI do not appear to respond to the idea of giving out information like that. It has been asked in the past to no avail.

Damn where in Miami bro? I'm here too

You need a tracking chip, hindsight is 40-40...
https://www.thetileapp.com/

Sorry to hear about your horrible lost stolen drone. That is devastating.
Hope you report it to the police. Good luck in its safe recovery.

RedHotPoker

Just like a stolen iPhone, it's possible, but highly unlikely to be traced and recovered.  It just costs too much resources so the police won't do it for you.

Hate to say this but you need to face it.

Keep an eye on craigslist.  That seems to be the go to place to dump stolen stuff.  Did they get the controller as well as the P3?

Damn! People are asses! How did it happen?!!!!

Sorry to hear that.

Sorry about this
There is another topic about the same situation and asking if by the Drone GPS is possible to know the location and someone from the DJI (I don´t remember who) replies that unfortunately it isn´t possible
Can you tell us how happened the robbery?

RedHotPoker Posted at 2016-6-13 22:40
You need a tracking chip, hindsight is 40-40...
https://www.thetileapp.com/

Those are worthless. It is a community based "idea", If a large number of people in your area dont have the tile and are running the app, it does not work. Save your money. You would be better off just walking down the street and calling for the Phantom.

Not sure where you got that limited use idea, but stuff gets tracked with these, world wide.
https://www.thetileapp.com/blog/ ... -backpack-recovered
https://www.thetileapp.com/blog/find-your-stolen-bike-az
https://www.thetileapp.com/blog/lost-backpack-macbook-tile
Anyway...
Just a friendly suggestion, but You, can do what ever makes you feel good... ;-)

& Good luck.

RedHotPoker

Sorry to hear about the loss of your drone...maybe in the future DJI will implement a "lost mode" feature on the phantom, similar to that of an iPhone or something. Good luck

shayanza@usc.ed Posted at 2016-6-15 08:04
Sorry to hear about the loss of your drone...maybe in the future DJI will implement a "lost mode" fe ...

Useless if the aircraft has crashed to the ground. This is why people use independant systems for tracking purposes.

As suggested above, id look on craigslist for a drone. Common area for thieves to sell stolen items

Sorry for your loss, info. Unfortunately there isn't a tracking method currently.