UAS-L-USSP HB is a development project for the prototypical implementation of a b.r.m. UAS control center (Bremen USSP), which will in future map the six U-Space services in accordance with EU Regulation 2021/664 and is expected to be certified for operation in the future.
The project will first develop the technical, regulatory, and organizational requirements, with a particular focus on interfaces as links between service components, operational processes, and external agencies. This will involve a targeted comparison with manned aviation standards (including data formats and communication/process logic) in order to integrate the control center as a complementary system into existing data and process landscapes.
On this basis, interoperable interfaces to key U-Space players are implemented: UAS operators, other USSPs, CISP systems (e.g., airspace, weather, and obstacle data), authorities, and, in the future, ATM/ATC. Depending on the application, suitable protocols and data formats (e.g., AIXM/FIXM/WXXM, REST APIs, messaging) are selected and designed with aspects such as IT security, redundancy, and scalability in mind.
At the same time, the project is building up a solid knowledge base on future certification requirements (EASA/national guidelines) in order to align system development with realistic certification paths at an early stage. Finally, the architecture is validated in a practical manner (e.g., response times, stability under load, robustness, data consistency/availability) so that the results can be directly fed back into further development.
Overall, the project is classified as experimental development, as there are currently no comparable market-ready systems, standards are lacking or still emerging, and regulatory requirements are uncertain—but at the same time, there is clear transfer potential toward certification, standardization, and subsequent market implementation.
