Do you plan to fly drones (UAVs) in Ny-Ålesund?

Ny-Ålesund Research Station is contributing to coordinating the operations of flying drones. This is to ensure efficient operations that benefit all research efforts at the station.

When multiple UAVs plan to operate within the same area, coordination is crucial to avoid conflicts between projects and aviation activity. To facilitate coordination, we have established a shared overview dedicated to upcoming UAV projects. Click here to enter the page with the shared overview and scroll down to “local coordination of UAVs in Ny-Ålesund”. The overview will serve as a platform for researchers to:

• Coordinate Efforts to minimize overlap: Contact other teams whose projects may overlap and discuss possible adjustments to schedules. Plan to avoid conducting UAV operations in the same area at the same time.
• Check Scheduled Operations: View upcoming UAV projects in the table below and their respective time slots in designated areas.

By promoting transparency and collaboration, we aim to ensure efficient UAV operations that benefit all research efforts at Ny-Ålesund. We encourage all teams to check the calendar regularly and to communicate proactively about their flight plans.

Note that flight time will be significantly less restricted if your UAV’s communication system utilizes frequencies outside of 2-32 GHz due to restrictions on the use of radio transmitters in Ny-Ålesund.

Read more about the use of UAVs, procedures for the use of radio frequencies etc. through these links: