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Webinar: Drones in Emergency Response: The Air Traffic Management Issue

By project COLLARIS2 staff

Key information

Date(s)
-
Attendance type
Online
Pricing
Free

Description

The COLLARIS Network is excited to join forces with the DIREKTION project (Horizon Europe) again for a webinar on Friday, November 28, between 11.00 and 12.30 CET. The session will address the phenomenon that drones are increasingly used across Europe to support situational awareness, search and rescue, and post-disaster assessment. Yet their deployment in real operations still faces major challenges related to air traffic management, airspace coordination, and regulatory constraints. The webinar will, thus, explore how drones can be safely and effectively integrated into crisis management workflows.

The webinar is being organised with the support of the CMINE DRS Stakeholder Hub and will bring together emergency responders, researchers, air navigation service providers, and industry experts to discuss operational lessons, research insights, and pathways to enable more coordinated use of drones in emergencies.

Agenda

  • Welcome and opening remarks 
    DIREKTION Coordinator, Olivier Salvi
  • Emergency responders’ perspective 
    Emergency responder from CAFO / FEU / CTIF, Martin Nekula
  • Research insights
    Collaris Network, Anna Kobierzycka
  • Air navigation service provider perspectives 
    Polish National Drone Information System, Maciej Włodarczyk
  • Industry perspectives and technology demonstration 
    TIEPOINT Drones services, Nicholas Newhouse
  • Panel discussion and audience Q&A 
    Olivier Salvi (Moderator)
  • Summary and closing remarks
    Olivier Salvi

Join the webinar so you can ... 

• Understand the key air traffic management challenges affecting drone operations in crises
• Learn from concrete case studies and European experience
• Explore regulatory and technical constraints for safe drone deployment
• Contribute to shaping future operational and interoperability practices