Study on the governance and finance structure for U-space in the Netherlands successfully completed

Study on the governance and finance structure for U-space in the Netherlands successfully completed

Together with partners MovingDot completed a study on the future governance and financing structure for U-space in the Netherlands. The study was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. U-space is the European regulatory framework for the future air traffic management of unmanned aerial systems (Implementing Regulation 2021/664).

The research gives insights in how other countries (plan to) execute the U-space regulation and how a selection of the Dutch drone sector prefers the regulation to be implemented. The research results in a total of 5 models for the establishment of U-space in the Netherlands, varying from a market driven model to a model focusing on integration within the current ATM model. Finally, the models were rated against several assessment criteria, resulting in a preferred model and advice on how to proceed with implementation of this model.

The cooperation between Adecs Airinfra, ADSE, AirHub, MovingDot and PwC gave the opportunity to bring added value from several perspectives, making sure to bring the knowledge on U-space structures to a next level. With this result, the Ministry will be able to pursue its road to an operational unmanned airspace.

For more information please contact Engbert Hofstee or Alejandra Hertfelder via email info@movingdot.nl