Abstract
Currently, there is limited discourse surrounding the safe operational planning of UAVs within complex multi-stakeholder urban environments. This paper conceptualises a methodology for prototyping a decision support system for urban UAV flight operations planning. The proposition is based on integrating urban 3-dimensional data with the physical factors of UAV flight operations. A simulated, holistic understanding of UAV usage in urban space emerges, enabling better informed decisions by planners around safe flight operations. The feasibility, applicability and benefits of the decision support system and associated policy implications for urban planners and UAV users are discussed scoping further development of this approach.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 186-206 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Urban, Planning and Transport Research |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 7 Apr 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Funder
Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland.Keywords
- Stakeholder engagement
- decision support system
- 3D simulation
- urban planning
- UAV operations