New Solution for Drone Integration in Airspace

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Ahead of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) U-Space Regulations expected to become law from 1 January 2023, a new next-generation airspace management solution will allow airports and airfields the chance to have a fuller picture of the airspace they manage and an option to welcome safely integrated drone traffic into their operations.

Altitude Angel, expertizing in UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology exposed its GuardianUTM Enterprise – a platform that will initially be deployed to support UK regional and local airports and airfields. 

The platform provides a combined view of the airspace in the vicinity of airports and offers a ‘one-stop’ solution to enable the airport to start designing and providing UTM Services for drone companies and drone operators, using the company’s proven digital authorization and flight management technology.

Using the platform, airports can easily set access policies and create automation workflows that are accessible via Altitude Angel’s UTM ecosystem and used by hundreds of thousands of drone pilots, manufacturers and software companies daily. In doing so, this guarantees the airport the best available view of the sky and nearby drone operations, ensuring a growing sector of the aviation market is able to access the new airport UTM Service, according to the company’s announcement.

For larger airports with counter-UAS solutions, data from on-site surveillance systems can be optionally integrated to give airport security staff greater situation intelligence which is a critical step in encouraging greater drone use.

The solution can be rapidly deployed and configured for airports of any size; providing a flexible platform for enabling drones to be safely integrated in the airspace around these facilities.

The platform integrates with existing surveillance infrastructure to improve aerial monitoring of all airspace users within the airport’s vicinity.

Built on cloud infrastructure, GuardianUTM Enterprise is continuously updated with the latest and most accurate aeronautical data.