CAAP

With the coming autonomous aviation revolution, understanding the airspace around our community cannot be left just to the federal authorities. Potential conflicts of aircraft at low altitudes will become an ever-increasing problem.

DronePort Network is on a mission to give communities at the local level a better understanding of their airspace environment and allow them the ability to be proactive in its uses and management.

The Community Airspace Awareness Project, or CAAP, is a critical starting point. We believe integrating public awareness and participation is the key to creating harmonious airspace.

What is CAAP?

It’s the initial technology steppingstone for communities to begin to embrace, understand and take advantage of the coming aviation autonomy revolution. Rather than focusing on multi-million-dollar infrastructure programs we are offering an off-the-shelf low-cost product that allows communities to begin to understand local airspace environments and plan for increased traffic at lower altitudes. Many communities and local general aviation uncontrolled airports have practically no information related to the aircraft and drones operating within their airspace environment. CAAP can change that!

Implementation

DronePort Network will utilize Vigilant Aerospace’s Flight Horizon “in a box” technology solution as the cornerstone of its CAAP infrastructure. This means each CAAP location will have access to state-of-the-art airspace visualization, with integrated ADSB and Remote ID aircraft tracking solutions, at an incredibly affordable cost. It also means airspace monitoring can be up and running in a day or two with very little siting requirements or instillation complexities.

Model for the Future

The real value of CAAP, beyond increased airspace awareness and safety, is the ability to quickly access additional program capabilities as aviation and drone operations increase and more value is realized. The CAAP system can be upgraded with more complex sensors like active radar and can provide approved commercial drone operators with access to detect and avoid traffic alerts to ensure safe operations. These types of capabilities will at some point in the near future be requirements for complex autonomous operations at scale.

If your organization or community wants to take the first step in readying itself for the coming autonomous aviation revolution, signing up to join the CAAP network is a great initial cost-effective solution to consider.