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Certiflight will perform an inspection flight over the runway of an Italian airport

March 19, 2024

Certiflight will demonstrate the runway inspection use case during the Mediterranean Aerospace Matching event on March 20 to 22, 2024.

Certiflight, the solution to the existing E-conspicuity problem between drones and General Aviation

January 31, 2024

Note from technical documents: our idea of e-conspicuity and in-flight separation between Drones and General Aviation.

Radius obtains a time extension to continue developing the project

January 26, 2024

The project will continue to be developed for 10 more months until October 2024.

Certiflight analyses the U-space regulation compliance and standards

January 11, 2024

In-depth knowledge of industry regulations is important to ensure the viability of the project.

Certiflight holds its Check Point meeting to define the next steps of the project

December 22, 2023

The partners reviewed the current status of the different areas of the Project with the aim to start the final development of the key components of the project.

Transportation Research Procedia publishes a paper on the benefits of Radius

December 14, 2023

Transportation Research Procedia has published the paper presented in the TRA 2022 Conference held in November 2022 in Lisbon.

From Tracking to Legal Recording or Accident and Incident Reporting: these are all the services offered by Certiflight

December 13, 2023

These are all the services offered by Certiflight and the benefits they provide for final users.

Radius - A key player in the digitization strategy in the railway sector

December 7, 2023

Radius plays a relevant role in the EU digitization strategy in the railway sector because its technology focuses on increasing safety.

This video explains in less than two minutes what the Certiflight test flights were about

November 24, 2023

The project takes an important step forward by performing live flights to test its technology.

Radius participates in EU Space Week to showcase the business opportunities it proposes to improve rail safety

November 9, 2023

The project has presented in Seville the opportunities for innovation in the railway maintenance activity..

Certiflight successfully completes the first flights of the software platform and UTM box prototypes

November 2, 2023

Certiflight participated in the Drones Beyond event in Bari during October 25 and 26 to present to the public the first prototypes developed in the project.

Drones Beyond 2023 hosts the first demonstration of Certiflight

October 18, 2023

The Certiflight project will be present in Drones Beyond 2023, which will take place on 25-26 October, at the Fiera del Levante in Bari.

Certiflight participates in the Airspace Integration Congress, which brings together the best air navigation professionals

September 28, 2023

Certiflight has attended the Airspace Integration Congress held from 25 to 27 September at IFEMA, Madrid.

Certiflight completes its preliminary design phase with a successful Critical Design Review meeting

September 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, Certiflight partners presented preliminary design results to the project officer and reviewers.

In what use cases can Radius help to improve railway safety? Article 3: Level crossings

September 4, 2023

Third post in the series of RADIUS use cases focused on level crossings.

In what use cases can Radius help to improve railway safety? Article 2: Lineside cabinets

August 7, 2023

Second post in the series of RADIUS use cases focused on lineside cabinets inspection..

In what use cases can Radius help to improve railway safety? Article 1: Switches

July 24, 2023

In this series of posts we present the use cases identified for the technologies developed by the RADIUS consortium.

Why does RADIUS represent a major advance in railway safety?

June 14, 2023

RADIUS presents a clear improvement in the railway industry. The use of drones to carry out non-critical maintenance operations is simpler, safer, cheaper, more efficient, less polluting and very scalable.

Certiflight First Advisory Board meeting

May 24, 2023

Certiflight gathers a broad group of experts in its first Advisory Board.

RADIUS features, explained in a two-minute video

May 12, 2023

RADIUS is steadily progressing in its goal of establishing a new model for railway infrastructure management. The aim is to develop a new solution that will make it possible to inspect, monitor and maintain railway signaling assets in a simpler, more economical and safer way.

Certiflight reaches its first major milestone, the Preliminary Design Review, in the EUSPA headquarters

March 27, 2023

On 21st of March, the representatives of EUSPA, the project consortium and the two technical reviewers, met in Prague to discuss the preliminary design of the Certiflight solution.

RADIUS holds its second Advisory Board meeting

February 16, 2023

On February 7, 2023, RADIUS held its second Advisory Board meeting since the project was launched. The purpose of these sessions is to bring together all the partners collaborating to analyze the status of the project and set the next steps of the agenda to meet the objectives that have been selected.

RADIUS attends the TRA Conference in Lisbon, Portugal

December 2, 2022

RADIUS participated this past November 16th in the 9th TRA Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The goal was, as in previous occasions, to describe the project goals and its achievements so far.

Certiflight Kick-off meeting

November 23, 2022

The Kick-Off Meeting that marks the official start of the Certiflight project took place on November 23, 2002.

An interview with Alessandro Vecchi new RADIUS project coordinator

November 11, 2022

Alessandro Vecchi is our new project coordinator. He was appointed just in time to organise the interim review meeting, where we discussed his views on the project.

RADIUS, present in two important conferences this October

November 7, 2022

RADIUS has been present in two important conferences in October 2022.

RADIUS test flights conducted in Casa Branca

October 20, 2022

RADIUS conducted four test flights in October 2022 in Casa Branca station in Portugal.

RADIUS Interim Review Meeting

October 15, 2022

The interim review of the RADIUS project was held in Lisbon on October 12, 2022.

ICARUS final video

August 2, 2022

The ICARUS project officially finished in July 31, 2022. We prepared a final video summarising the solution we have developed and its future impact in the UAS and GA communities.

ICARUS Third Advisory Board workshop

July 27, 2022

The Third Advisory Board workshop of the ICARUS project took place on July 26, 2022 in the Aula Magna of e-Geos and Telespazio headquarters.

ICARUS participates in the World ATM Congress 2022

June 24, 2022

We are very pleased to be part of the 2022 edition of the World ATM Congress, which took place from the 21st to the 23rd of June 2022. The World ATM Congress is the world’s largest international air traffic management (ATM) exhibition and conference.

ICARUS Architecture and Design document published

May 26, 2022

We are pleased to announce the publication of ICARUS Architecture & Design whitepaper, now available for download.

The features of the Vertical Alert Service explained in video

April 20, 2022

We have created a new video demonstrating the Vertical Alert Service (VALS) implemented as a result of the ICARUS project.

The ICARUS validation campaign takes off in Italy

April 5, 2022

The ICARUS consortium is glad to announce the start of the validation campaign.

Reaching better research outcomes using cross-fertilization

March 11, 2022

Research should not take place in isolation. Innovation is all about exploring new possibilities, outside of preconceived ideas. Successful business ecosystems are characterized by the free interchange of ideas between different actors that translate into new products and services. Sometimes this leads to the discovery of derivative applications that were not even considered by the creators of the original technologies.

Understanding the users needs: ICARUS web survey report published

March 1, 2022

We are pleased to announce the publication of the first White Paper: ICARUS web survey report. This paper collects and summarises the results of the web survey conducted on our website, as well as feedback received during the two Advisory Board meetings.

A first look at ICARUS Vertical Alert Service

February 21, 2022

The ICARUS consortium has created a new video demonstrating the Vertical Alert Service (VALS) and Common Altitude Reference Service (CARS) that have been implemented as a result of the ICARUS project.

ICARUS as an example of a key enabling factor of Advanced Air Mobility development

February 7, 2022

ICARUS was showcased in the conference "ENAC National Strategic Plan for the development of Advanced Air Mobility. Challenges and opportunities for the aerospace industry in the Emilia-Romagna Region".

The RADIUS introductory video has been released

October 11, 2021

The RADIUS consortium has created a short introductory video to present the project and its objectives to the general public.

First meeting of the RADIUS advisory board

July 10, 2021

RADIUS has established an Advisory Board. Its first meeting took place on July 5, 2021.

What we learned from the second ICARUS advisory board

June 30, 2021

The second Advisory Board Meeting of the ICARUS project took place on June 22, 2021. The meeting, which was held remotely and hosted by EUROCONTROL was attended by over 30 experts in all fields of aviation.

Understanding the complexity of the ICARUS concept

June 15, 2021

We have created a new video that shows the complexities involved in the ICARUS concept in a very graphical way.

RADIUS Kick-off meeting

February 22, 2021

The project RADIUS "Railway digitalisation using drones" officially started on January 1, 2021 but the kick-off meeting was on January 14. The objective of the project is to design, develop, test, and demonstrate an innovative railway signaling asset monitoring service using UAS.

ICARUS participates in the SESAR Innovation Days 2020

November 30, 2020

ICARUS will be one of the projects present in the SESAR Innovation Days 2020.

First impressions from the survey and the first ICARUS Advisory Board

November 9, 2020

We present the results of our survey and the first Advisory Board workshop.

ICARUS short video explaining the ICARUS concept

November 2, 2020

The ICARUS concept is difficult to explain. For that reason the ICARUS Consortium has created a short explanatory video.

ICARUS kick-off meeting

June 6, 2020

The kick-off of the ICARUS project was held on May 27. ICARUS stands for Integrated Commun Altitude Reference System for U-space and will define a universal flight altitude reference system based on GNSS for U-space and manned aviation.

DREAMS last Advisory Board Workshop in Madrid

June 25, 2019

The DREAMS consortium celebrated its third and last International Advisory Board Meeting in Madrid. On this meeting the preliminary results of the project were presented and discussed with the members of the Advisory Board.

DREAMS announces the availabibility of interim project results

March 14, 2019

The preliminary results of our research have been made public on the project website.

DREAMS will participate in SESAR walking tours on the World ATM Congress 2019

March 14, 2019

The DREAMS project will participate in the SESAR walking tour at the World ATM Congress 2019.

DREAMS publishes its U-space Scenarios report

December 18, 20188

The DREAMS consortium has published its first public report desribing the U-space scenarios that will be used by the project.

DREAMS Second Advisory Board Meeting

October 11, 2018

The DREAMS consortium celebrated the second International Advisory Board Meeting in Delft. On this meeting, the members of the Consortium presented their first results and received valuable feedback from the experts present in the meeting.

DREAMS presented on two major RPAS conferences in Spain

June 8, 2018

The DREAMS project has been present on two major conferences held in Spain on May 2018.

DREAMS survey hightlighted by the Spanish Drone Portal Infodron

March 16, 2018

The Spanish web portal specialized in drone related news, infodron.es has published information regarding the web survey that the DREAMS Project is carrying out to determine users’ needs related to U-space.

DREAMS first Advisory Board meeting

March 8, 2018

The DREAMS consortium celebrated its first International Advisory Board Meeting in Rome. The purpose of the meeting was to present the project to the members of the Adivsory Board and obtain their feedback regarding the project objectives.

DREAMS u-space web survey

February 27, 2018

The DREAMS consortium is conducting an anynomous web survey to better understand the current and future aviation information needs of pilots and drone operators

DREAMS kick-off meeting

October 20, 2017

The kick off meeting of the project DREAMS took place in Brussels on October 20th, 2017. The SESAR Horizon 2020 Drones European AIM Study Project (DREAMS) has been selected as one the projects in the Drone information management area of the SESAR RPAS exploratory research call aimed at realizing the SESAR U-space Blueprint.