OUR TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
ENERGY UTM TRIALS (EUT)
The EUT is a national test stage for developing
cellular enabled Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM)
In partnership with TELUS, the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada and the National Aviation Regulators
LEADERS
The EUT are led by AirMarket in Alliance with TELUS and Astra
The companies are establishing cellular enabled Unmanned Traffic Management services
for Canada and beyond
REGULATORS
The EUT is approved by the national regulator
Transport Canada and NAV CANADA are active ongoing participants in the Trials
WHY THE TRIALS?
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT
- Will inform Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) & UTM regulations
- Under the authority of the Canadian RPAS Traffic Management Action Team (RTMAT) led by Transport Canada and NAV Canada
OPTIMAL FLIGHT LOCATION
- Minimal airspace complexity
- Significant existing 4G/LTE coverage
- Significant footprint of Energy, Railway, and Power Transmission assets for commercial opportunities.
CONFIRMED INDUSTRY DEMAND
- Developed in conjuction with end users
- BVLOS / UTM will unlock significant cost savings
Current Trial Activities
Illustrates the current activities being completed by AirMarket and TELUS are delivering on production services.
These activities were conducted in April 2021 in cooperation with TC Energy.
OUR FUNDING PARTNERS
OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS
Previous Trial Activities
Documents the activities completed by AirMarket and TELUS to validate the Private 4G/LTE Services with the “Connected Drone” use cases.
These activities were connected in June – July 2020 in simulated Beyond Visual Line fo Sight (BVLOS) flight operations.
EUT Phase 1
Lab Testing & Field Validation
TELUS Lab Testing was verified with Field Trials to confirm if existing services can be modified to serve UTM requirements.
EUT Phase 2
Private 4G/LTE Field Trails
The use of Private 4G/LTE services are deployed and evaluated for “Connected Drone”. Field Trials are conducted in partnership with TELUS.
EUT Phase 3
Establish Base Services on Public Network
TELUS Mobility services are modified, and optimized hosting environments are provided in the TELUS infrastructure landscape for AirMarket UTM service offerings.
Extensive testing of these production ready services are conducted with BVLOS flight operations established in northern Alberta with End Customers.
EUT Phase 4
Increase Digital Conspicuity for Integrated Airspace
AirMarket extends the reach of UTM services and airspace surveillance to bridge the manned and unmanned flight operations toward an integrated airspace. We plan to increase our footprint of surveillance activities and data integration to provide increase situational awareness.
EUT Phase 5
Autonomous Deconfliction & Advanced Capabilities
Start to leverage 5G / Mobile Edge Compute / Artificial Intelligence to establish early stage Autonomous capabilities for airspace deconfliction and business solutions. AirMarket will continue to grow integrated data exchange with drones to automate mandated aviation workflows.
