Spain’s air navigation manager, ENAIRE has selected a Polish startup as one of the winners for its second Business Challenge Competition.
Citymet, developed by Panka Sp, proposes a network of micro urban weather stations capable of providing highly localised, real-time data.
“This solution enhances safety and sustainability in the integration of drones, air taxis and other unmanned operations in the airspace, supporting strategic and tactical decision-making in urban and peri-urban environments,” ENAIRE said. “Its innovation lies in offering a highly localised, distributed real-time weather service for very low-altitude operations, with modular integration into U-space systems and/or conventional Air Traffic Management systems.”
Panka Sp has been awarded EUR 40,000. It will also take part in a six-month acceleration phase where a programme will be implemented which, among other possible elements, will include mentoring sessions, workshops and guidance for the selected proposal on various aspects of its development.
Once the acceleration phase is complete, ENAIRE may decide, depending on the results, to commission the accelerated proposal for the development and deployment of its idea.
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Image: Javier Diana, Panka SP, receives the award from José Luis Meler, Director of Air Navigation Services at ENAIRE (ENAIRE photo)
