Uavia is proud to announce that its autonomous drone architecture has enabled a world-class industrial company to obtain a new authorization to conduct atmospheric emissions measurement operations (CO₂ and CH₄) using autonomous drones without a remote pilot.
This authorization, based on the integration of Uavia Inside embedded intelligence into a DJI drone, a proven but non-sovereign platform, includes cyber-secure management of cellular communication systems, a geocaging and flight termination system, real-time inversion of concentration data both onboard and through accelerated cloud processing, as well as the use of this data and wind measurements by Uavia’s embedded navigation intelligence to automate and optimize measurement campaigns.
Uavia carried out this integration while meeting the industrial partner’s strict data confidentiality requirements. The drone operates without any ground station, and client data remains unknown to Uavia. Measurements, generated by the industrial partner’s proprietary sensor, are visualized in real time on the Uavia Robotics Platform within its secure environment and in full compliance with its cybersecurity policies. The same principle will apply to DJI drone operations using a manufacturer-independent charging station.
DJI drone families now join those of Parrot and Ardupilot-based platforms, which have already received similar specific authorizations from the DGAC for flights without remote pilots. These solutions are managed in a unified manner through the Uavia Robotics Platform, whether drones operate with or without charging stations.
Uavia therefore provides a sovereign and cyber-secure solution that unifies drone operations. Its embedded intelligence is independent of autopilots thanks to a software abstraction layer. This abstraction layer continues to expand to support new autopilot families according to client needs.
This authorization for a complex use case leverages three families of Uavia patents, frequently cited as prior art by leading global technology companies, enabling Uavia to progressively establish a de facto standard for autonomous drone operations.
We would like to thank the DGAC and DSAC for their efficiency and rigor in reviewing authorization applications, which continuously drive our progress and allow us to present today the most comprehensive solution on the market. We also thank our clients for their trust, enabling us to break technological barriers together; drone manufacturers whose products are increasingly high-performing and reliable; and France 2030 for financially supporting our SIMEA project (Industrial Solution for Atmospheric Emissions Measurement), a project also validated by the Deep Tech Systematic Paris-Region cluster.