How to UNLOCK GEO Zones on DJI Drones

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After receiving permission to fly in a restricted area, it’s time to unlock the geofencing zone. This tutorial guides you through this process step by step.

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[billbailey]

I am with a 107 pilot and operate with an emergency response group with police and
fire. I was called to take my drone over a dam that two people had fallen into. The
dam was in a restricted area close to an airport. Command contacted the
airport for authorization which they received and thanks to geo fencing my drone
just said I was in a no fly zone.
According to DJI there is now a process that I can go through so they will give me a code to unlock it. They will reply within an hour! Tell that to someone who is out there struggling
to stay above water. Now I have to save up for a non dji drone which will let me help
these people. If I had known this a year ago I never would have even considered dji!
I am a volunteer and as the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished.

[JM-miew]

I owned a Spark and now a Mavic2, I was asked by the EPA to do an aerial survey of a tank farm / storage facility. Contacted DJI and even though I had US Govt approval to fly, they said "we don't know about that, we'll get back to you in 24-48 hours". 48 hours came and went, ended up getting EVO on Amazon to get the job done.

[swdiosdiosdado]

This is definitely a huge negative about DJI. Instead of worrying about holding everyone’s hand, maybe DJI should think about fighting for their customers rights to fly. No rights will = no customers

[OuterSpacesWales]

Geofencing is one of the reasons I will never again purchase a DJI product. Parrot or Autel for me now!
I fly responsibly, but will not have anyone impose restrictions on My purchase!

[matt]

Dji, how are you planning to work with us now that we have LAANC? The FAA can give me instant access, but you can’t?

[CharlesMiner]

I think any human being agrees that if we pay for a product we want the whole product without any limitations. Also it does not make sense that this is about safety when your app allows the drone to take off but then does a force landing regardless of where it will land once it realizes that its a no fly zone. Can you at least make it return to home instead? I am still shocked by this and the fact that these companies get away with stuff like this. People will get injured, drones will get lost and destroyed and all done by your app

[BrayenTheARiES]

I live on a small island.. The entire island is a no fly zone..

[grimx]

I can't even fly my drone in my own home or backyard. I'm going to sell my dji and never buy one again, limit the height or altitude a dji can fly near airports, but not grounding them for good.

[samstarr]

I was going to buy a mavic pro, but after hearing about these Geo fencing that DJI does, I'm going to buy a non DJI product that will not restrict me.

[jacobleetech]

I'm part 107 certified and can get instant approval via LAANC why ON EARTH should I have to go through all this? If you have a part 107 there should be an option to skip all this.

[hbl_channel]

Pain in the ass for us whose bread & butter is photography and videography.

[jag]

Flew my Mavic in a yellow warning zone. Got notification about flying a warning zone, ticked all the boxes, etc., - and it worked just fine. Went the next day with my Spark to same location and I didn't receive any pop-up notification on app... nothing. Spark wouldn't fly. SMH. I have to agree with other posts...there are going to be a lot of people that are going to say "screw this" and just give up on drones as a hobby if DJI doesn't come up with some hassle free solution. Just too bothersome in my opinion.

[from]

Dji you can't just land a drone in a nfz zone. Just make a invisible wall and or send the drone back to the home point.

Landing a drone in nfz is a real danger to vehicles people and more. This is a deadly mistake.

[ksemi]

Spend about $1000 two years ago, now suddenly your telling me I can’t fly my drone in my own yard? I’ll never say a positive word about DJI again! This is bullscat

[ObscureStuff]

I was about to purchase a DJI drone, glad I found out about this before I did. If I purchase something I own it at that point and don't want the company telling me what to do with it. I'll be looking at products from other manufacturers.

[danmirolli]

This is why I currently own the last DJI product I will own. If a pilot has FAA authorization DJI should not get involved. More hoops to jump through. Good-bye DJI.

[tvdwouw]

DJI should restrict itself to warning only: It is useful to get warned with up-to-date information. In the end the pilot is the responsible person, NOT a non authorized company. Get this in order, DJI!!!!

[danielwilson]

Just click the area? Doesn't work!

[leekeights]

Trying to do this with Mavic mini but the drone is not listed ?