  Drones (also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs) is a potential source
of evidence in a digital investigation, partly due to their increasing
popularity in our society. However, existing UAV/drone forensics generally rely
on conventional digital forensic investigation guidelines such as those of ACPO
and NIST, which may not be entirely fit_for_purpose. In this paper, we identify
the challenges associated with UAV/drone forensics. We then explore and
evaluate existing forensic guidelines, in terms of their effectiveness for
UAV/drone forensic investigations. Next, we present our set of guidelines for
UAV/drone investigations. Finally, we demonstrate how the proposed guidelines
can be used to guide a drone forensic investigation using the DJI Phantom 3
drone as a case study.
