The Necessity to Establish a Drone Air Traffic Management Platform
The large-scale use of drones puts forward higher requirements for low-altitude air traffic management. Standard airspace management information should meet the same standards as airlines and general aviation pilots. Specific information includes airport information, controlled airspace, restricted airspace, temporary flight restrictions, and related information such as government and military facilities, prisons, important infrastructure and other special areas. Some information does not involve flight safety, but also belong to flight sensitive areas.
Although local air traffic management departments and public security departments can independently issue announcements of various airspace settings on a continual basis, a unified, complete and timely public information service platform should be the goal of development.
Standard airspace management information should be shared by air traffic regulators, and drone users and manufacturers, and can be stored as built-in information with an electronic fence set up before drone leaves the factory. All information should be upgraded and updated continuously.
Consumers of drones should be able to enjoy more flight services, rather than simply airspace prompts. Location services, meteorological services, traffic management, safety isolation, and low-altitude alarm functions should be provided, which will help drone users operate drone safer and more easily.
The drone identification and location awareness system will help regulators and drone users to build a more thoughtful and convenient flight management service system. It enables us to know clearly at all times how many drones are flying, whether they are flying safely, and whether there are potential threats.
The air traffic perception system is an important support means of air traffic management system. The drone air traffic information captured by radar, electronic detection and ADS-B system is crucial for the safe isolation and conflict avoidance between drones and other low-altitude manned aircraft.
