SPATIO programme researchers report that four drone operators have taken part in live flight tests in a local U-space airspace, where the U3 Dynamic Capacity Management service was tested in flight for the first time
From December 16 to 18, 2025, the final validation of Solution 1B – the detection of hotspots associated with collision risks, as well as environmental and social impact, and then, the resolution of those hotspots using a set of pre-defined Demand and Capacity Balancing (DCB) measures – was successfully carried out in A Coruña,
The SPATIO project – funded by SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking and involving input from ENAIRE, CRIDA, INECO, INDRA, Sopra Steria, UPM and ITG – is researching an advanced U3 service, the solution assessed the impact of each new flight plan on noise, ground risk, and airspace capacity, authorizing operations when acceptable thresholds were met and proposing optimized alternatives when limits were exceeded.
“This service was integrated as part of the service ecosystem provided by the CISP and the USSP, interoperating with the advanced Strategic Conflict Detection and Resolution modules as part of the UAS Flight Authorisation service,” said a SPATIO press statement. “These exercises mark a first-of-its-kind validation of this advanced U3 service in real operations, paving the way for more efficient drone operations while maintaining safety as a core principle of U-space.”
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SPATIO Project Achieves Validation of U3 Dynamic Capacity Management Service in A Coruña
