Unmanned aircraft systems, including drones, are used in an increasing number of cases within urban contexts: interhospital networks, search and rescue services, traffic monitoring, construction sites inspections, etc. With the technology improvement and growth of operators and airspace service providers, European cities are looking for ways to monitor and regulate the low-altitude airspace (e.g. 0-200 meters altitude) above their area of responsibility. In addition, multiple recent incidents with drones of unknown origin above densely populated areas raise concerns about the capacity of authorities to ensure citizens' safety.
European regulation designs a framework for multi-stakeholder coordination of an integrated airspace called U-space, with defined roles and information exchanges. In that framework, and with available tools, how can cities communicate with and enforce local restrictions on airspace service providers? How can they best collaborate with other key stakeholders? And what can they learn from the road traffic management sector?
POLIS and UIC2 bring together experts from local and national levels to discuss these challenges and potential solutions.
Join this session to learn from technical translations of governance challenges, and how multilevel coordination can advance urban and innovative aerial mobility to ensure it supports societal interests in an efficient way.
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260308T073937 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T154500 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T163000 LOCATION:NEXT MOBILITY STAGE SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en_us:Governing the urban airspace with key collaborations, digital infrastructure, and cross-sectoral learning TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR