At 7.45pm on August 26, 2016 Prince William’s air ambulance came within half a second of a collision with a remote-controlled drone.
The incident happened at 1,900ft when the helicopter had three medical staff and two pilots on board.
UTM System
UTM System
ATM
UTM System
UTM
INFORMATION VALIDATION NOTIFICATION
Increasingly complex
Airspace legislation
LAANC airgrids
Local Regulations
No drone zones
Wildlife protection
Privacy areas
Densely populated areas
….
Manual
Auto
Airport
Local authorities
Police
Can I fly?
• Yes
• No, because …
Professional drone users
Recreational drone users
Automated drones
• 4D airspace & no-drone zone visualization
• All local aviation legislation
• Plan & validate drone flights
• Limited aviation knowledge required
• Automated pilot & drone logbook
• Fleet- and document management
capabilities
• Very short term ‘Track Zero’
Web-based awareness toolfor drone pilots
‘powered by Unifly’
Publicly available to all,NOT a validation tool,
just ‘FYI’
• Hosted on Unifly cloud
• Managed by Unifly
• Based on Unifly/ANSP airspace data
• CAAS admin portal for no-drone zone management (KML upload)
Track Zero
• Very short term ‘Track One’
ANSP’s very own Launchpad-like validation tool
offered to the public as a mobile app
for drone pilots ‘powered by Unifly’
• Hosted on Unifly cloud
• Managed by Unifly
• Based on Unifly/ANSP airspace data
• Additional functionality on top of Unifly’s own Launchpad
▪ Admin portal for temporary no-fly zone creation
▪ Admin map view showing device locations
Offered for free by ANSP?
Track One
• Mid term ‘Track Two’: covering wider aspects
• Mid term ‘Track Two’: covering wider aspects
▪ Integration and automation of registration process;▪ Automated flight approval process▪ Ad-hoc creation of “no drone” zones;▪ Follow-up of drone operations in controlled airspace or sensitive areas▪ Accurate airspace & up-to-date rule engine (in close cooperation)▪ Conflict detection & avoidance▪ Contingency management (based on weather, NOTAM)▪ To be agreed upon additional features▪ Tailor-made Unifly software Possible cost reduction
and additional revenue streams for CAAS