New features for Droneguide platform

10/11/2021

Drones

Conditions for accessing UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) geographical zones will be directly available on the Droneguide platform. skeyes further improves the service provided to drone users, in collaboration with the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) of the FPS Mobility and Transport. This will further enhance the safety of all airspace users.

New features

The Droneguide platform, which is intended to help drone users define where they can fly in Belgian airspace and under which conditions, is available on the Deze nieuwe functionaliteiten moesten vóór 31 december 2021 worden ingevoerd, overeenkomstig de Europese wetgeving. Vermits skeyes en het DGLV zich ten volle bewust zijn van het belang ervan voor de dronegebruikers, hebben ze deze termijn niet afgewacht om ze beschikbaar te stellen.

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Johan Decuyper, CEO van skeyes: website. In particular, it allows them to find out about the UAS geographical zones published in Belgium, in application of European legislation.

"Additional services will be provided to drone users. Besides a direct availability of the conditions for accessing UAS geographical zones, drone users will also be able to download all information relating to UAS geographical zones in a digital format. This information relates to their geographical limits, access conditions and validity period. For accessing the Droneguide platform, drone users must always browse the Onze eerste prioriteit bestaat erin de veiligheid van alle gebruikers van het luchtruim te waarborgen en wij hebben een belangrijke rol te spelen bij de integratie van drones in dat luchtruim. Met die nieuwe functionaliteiten bieden wij de dronegebruikers almaar betere diensten en dragen we bij tot een grotere luchtvaartveiligheid."map.droneguide.be website.

These new features had to be implemented before 31 December 2021 in accordance with European legislation. Being aware of the importance of these features for drone users, skeyes and BCAA did not wait for this deadline to make them available.

Johan Decuyper, skeyes CEO: "Our top priority is to ensure the safety of all airspace users and we have an important role to play in integrating drones into this airspace. By delivering new features to drone users, we provide them with ever better services while enhancing air safety."

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