Solution U3S-04 — Dynamic capacity management service

Upon the definition of drone density thresholds (that can be dynamically modified), the service monitors demand for airspace, and manages access to that airspace as new flight notifications are received. This service may be coupled with the flight planning management service. There should be appropriate set of rules and priorities for slot allocation when a portion of airspace is expected to reach its capacity limits. Apart from the demand and capacity balancing, the service could manage capacity due to non-nominal occurrences, such as weather hazards or emergency situations.

The reference for this definition is the "European ATM Master Plan: Roadmap for the safe integration of drones into all classes of airspace". On-going Research activities on U-space may update this definition in future datasets.