Immersive simulator for airspace traffic management

Unified Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider Altitude Angel says it’s ready to unveil the next generation of simulation modeling, which puts the airspace manager at the very heart of the flight. This “first of its kind” simulator for airspace management shows drones and crewed aircraft sharing the same skies. It will premiere at the Airspace World industry expo, which is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 8-10.

Altitude Angel is the company that is leading the development of the world’s largest and longest “drone superhighway” spanning 165 miles in the UK. The project, called Skyway, is being hailed as “the most ambitious transport project proposed for the UK since the advent of the railway network in the 18th century.”

The company’s new 3D simulator, which has been a year in the making, can be experienced through a virtual reality headset. Interestingly, it also utilizes the core technologies behind the Skyway…