Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) has selected Airwayz as\nthe partner to build the U-Space Airspace prototype for the port industrial\ncomplex. The partnership is set for a period of two years in which the U-Space\nservices will be set up and the Airwayz unmanned traffic management (UTM)\nsystem will be configured to the ports\u2019 needs and requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Port of Rotterdam Authority believes that monitoring the\nlower airspace and offering UAS traffic services will in future greatly support\ndrone services and allow them to thrive. More and more drone operators offer\nthese services to the vast Rotterdam port community that counts over 3.000\ncompanies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Increase safety and efficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Drone services, including surveillance, inspection, incident\ncontrol, combating crime and drug smuggling, are already making the port area\nsafer and will increase efficiencies across many other port processes. A step\nfurther from existing services are delivery drone flights, for instance,\ndelivering parts on board a ship, or take cargo samples before the ship arrives\nin the port. U-Space services will accelerate these flights. Yet another step\nfurther is the hybrid port of the future, in which drones will play a role in\nfreight and passenger transport alongside vessels, trains and trucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Prepare low-level airspace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Port of Rotterdam is preparing its airspace and\nprocedures for the future and has taken on an investigative role in the\nexpected rise in volume of air traffic. The prototype will provide answers to\nquestions about how to organize and control the low altitude airspace in the\nport in a way that ensures safety whilst expanding opportunities for commercial\ngrowth and better processes. It will also help determine the role that the Port\nAuthority will play in low-level airspace and answer questions such as: Will\nthe Port of Rotterdam Authority, as port manager, in future manage the airspace\nas a regular port operation, just as it does for maritime transport, or would\nanother agency be better placed to ensure a safe airspace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oscar van Veen, Head of Digital Innovations at the Port of\nRotterdam Authority: \u2018Increasing the operational safety of manned and unmanned\ntraffic in the port area is one of our main motivations for the U-Space\nAirspace prototype. Improving the visibility of aircrafts, better\nidentification of unmanned flights and the option of banning flights over\nsensitive locations also play a role. Airspace monitoring will provide insight\ninto the use of the sky and make it possible to enforce regulations. At the same\ntime, but no less important, an unmanned traffic management system will enable\ndrone operators to offer their services safely to the ports\u2019 clients, which is\nof paramount importance to us.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prototype <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With the U-Space Airspace prototype the port wishes to be a\nrole model for Dutch U-Space developments, contribute to the U-Space Airspace\n\u2018exploring voyage\u2019 and to the development of U-space in the Netherlands. It\nalso wishes to showcase the abilities of a state-of-the-art Unmanned Traffic\nManagement system and support and stimulate BVLOS developments. Drone operators\nwho wish to experience U-Space are welcome to join. The prototyping stage is\nforeseen to cover a period of two years. In this period PoR and Airwayz will\nco-operate with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management for\nthe purpose of developing the governance, finance and legal framework for\nairspace management. The practical experiences, as gained by the prototype,\nwill feed back to regulators. Properly organized prototypes can be a huge help\nin setting up safe U-space airspace. PoR is keen to play a leading role in this\nand serve as an example for the rollout to other areas in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on Port of Rotterdam and drones visit: Drones | Port of Rotterdam<\/a> or read the white paper<\/a> about the creation of a U-space above the Port of Rotterdam. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) has selected Airwayz as the partner to build the U-Space Airspace prototype for the port industrial complex. 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