How to report

Matei droną? (“Did you see a drone?”) lets you quickly report what you see in the sky or find on the ground. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

If you see something flying

1. Open mateidrona.lt and tap “I see something flying”.
2. The app asks for permission to use your location (where you are watching from), the motion sensors (which way the phone points) and the camera (so you can aim). The camera records nothing.
3. Aim the crosshair at the object and tap the button. If it moves, hold the button down and follow it – for up to 10 seconds.
4. If you like, say what it was, how many there were and whether you heard anything. It is all optional – you can tap “Send” straight away.
5. You get a code, for example 123 456 7. If you call 112, or the police contact you, give them this code.
6. If you filmed it, tap “Add video”. Your phone’s camera opens: it zooms and handles low light better than a browser. You can also choose a clip you already have from your gallery.

If you already filmed it

Tap “Upload from gallery” and choose the video or photo. The app reads when and where it was taken from the file if it can; check that, or enter it yourself. If you remember which way you were filming, mark it on the map. Footage from the last 30 days can be reported.

If you found debris

Don’t approach it, don’t touch it and don’t move it. Move away and call 112. In the app, tap “I found debris” and mark where it is: how far away and in which direction from you, or with a pin on a map. Don’t photograph it.

No signal?

Your report is saved on your phone and sent automatically as soon as there is a connection – even if you close the app and open it again. Videos upload in parts: if the connection drops, the upload continues where it stopped.

For a more accurate direction

• If the app asks, calibrate the compass: wave your phone in a figure 8 a few times.
• Keep away from cars, metal structures and power lines – they disturb the compass.
• Turn on precise location. iPhone: Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Safari Websites → Precise Location. Android: tap the icon next to the address → Permissions → Location.
• If your phone has no compass, or you didn’t allow the motion sensors, you can set the direction on a map.

If the police sent you a link

While on the phone with you, a police officer may text you a link that starts with mateidrona.lt/u/. Through it, your report and video go straight to the case. Police messages never ask for passwords, codes or payment.