Abstract: A portable aircraft identification system including a platform having at least one pair of wheels and a securable ball hitch assembly, a mast having one end fixed to the platform and being erectable to extend vertically from the platform, a camera and lens system mounted adjacent an upper end of the mast with the camera being positioned so as to aim generally horizontally from the mast, a local area network card connected to the camera and adapted for receiving images from the camera and for transmitting the received images to a remote location, a battery compartment mounted on the platform and containing sufficient batteries to power the camera and network card, a solar charging system mounted on the platform and connected for supplying recharge power to the batteries, and a wind turbine charging system mounted on the platform and connected for supplying recharge power to the batteries.