The IT service provider b.r.m., together with Droniq GmbH and IFAM, held a workshop on the U-Space North-West platform and USSP Bremen on 26.01.2023. This presentation was held at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM).
Speakers and overview
The presentation was given by Emily Pfister, Sales & Business Development Manager at Droniq GmbH, Tim Strohbach, scientist at IFAM, and Harald Rossol, Managing Director and founder of the Bremen-based IT service provider b.r.m. The workshop participants included several interested parties, including the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS), which would benefit enormously from the use of drones in the North Sea. After the welcome and a round of introductions, the presentation of the U-Space North-West & USSP Bremen and the current status of the implementation of the U-Space regulation followed.
Content of the presentations at the IFAM workshop
There was also an exchange of views on current developments and the assessment of events in Germany. It was noted that there is still a long way to go before the EU regulation on U-Space, which recently came into force, is formulated in German law. This makes it all the more important to test BVLOS and VLOS in real laboratories.
The speakers then spoke to the workshop participants about the use of BVLOS in test centers. They explained about the Helgoland test center and ODCC and shared previous results and experiences. In addition, the Hatten EDWH airfield and the nearby flight school were identified as the perfect location for the Hatten-UAS test center.
As the EU regulation also mentions the involvement of local bodies and public participation procedures, the speakers at the workshop also presented the UAS Control Center Bremen USSP and the U-Space Reallabore Norddeutschland.
Finally, there was an outlook for the coming years and an appeal to politicians, authorities, science and research, etc. Participation opportunities for the participants were then presented in a list. You can also follow us on Instagram @brm_IT_Aerospace.