Stratomaps’ geo-awareness solution provides drone operators with up-to-date data on air restrictions, prohibitions (no-fly zones), population density, terrain elevation, and obstacles relevant to the drone’s location. These data layers enable drone operators to plan their missions effectively and allow manufacturers to implement a geo-awareness notification system for their drones’ geo-awareness certification.
Geo-awareness Data is essential for ensuring compliance and safety during both Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations.
Geo-awareness (and geofence) data can be downloaded in various formats (GeoJSON, KML, fence points, etc.), then loaded into the drone’s mission planner or Ground Control Station for use by the autopilot. The data is accessible both during mission planning and in real time during flight execution. Geo-Awareness is designed for drone operators, drones manufacturers, U-space Service Providers (USSP), and drone application developers who need reliable, up-to-date geospatial information.
The geo-awareness solution currently supports:
UAS Geographical Zones (UGZ) layer when made available from EU member states in ED-269 and ED-318
Population density layers, at various resolutions from national authorities or other global (EU/worldwide) datasets
Buildings, infrastructure, and obstacles layers, with the ability to generate dynamic buffers around them
Geo-Awareness APIs
The geo-awareness solution can also be made available via APIs, which currently include four endpoints:
Geo-Awareness in a Corridor
Given a planned route (polyline), download specific or all data layers in a 500 meters wide corridor.
Geo-Awareness by Radius
Given a location (latitude/longitude) and a radius, download specific or all data layers in a 2,000 meters radius.
Geo-Awareness by Bounding Box
Given a bounding box (minimum and maximum latitude/longitude corners), download specific or all data layers within the bounding box.
Geo-Awareness by Polygon
Given a polygon of any shape, download specific or all data layers within the polygon.
The geo-awareness API is provided as a Supplemental Data Service. However, it is not a substitute for obtaining flight authorization from the relevant regulatory authorities.
