Network”Implementation Safe Drone Aviation

“Sky Network” Implementation for Safe Drone Aviation

Michio TakegawaVice President & Head of IoT Business, ZENRIN Co., Ltd.

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Company overview


ZENRIN CO., LTD.Company Overview

<Number of Company>Net Sales：61.3 billion JPY (FY ending March 2018)Number of Office ： 70 approx.Employees：2,000 approx.Surveyors ：1,000 approx.Affiliate Companies：In Japan 10 Global 7National Residential Map Coverage：100％

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Product Planning

PublicSector

SolutionsIoT BusinessAutomotive Map Design Marketing

Solutions

Founded in 1948‐ Leader of digital map provider for JAPAN‐ Owns majority of shares in the Nav. Systems in JP ‐ Powers the ALL major internet map services‐ Offers Multi Modal navigation‐ Headquarter / R&D Center：Fukuoka, JPN‐ Head Office ：Tokyo, JPN

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The History and Progression of ZENRIN

Proving map database corresponding to the requirements of changes in time and era.

Creation of super detailed

“Residential Map”

Datasetfor Nav.

Datasetfor GIS /mobile app.

Dataset forAD/ADAS

Started R&D for Drone Maps


Offices and Global Group Companies

ZENRIN Group: 7 companies

Overseas locations: 2 locations

Abalta Technologies, Inc.(California, USA)

・Licensing and contracted development,etc. of on-vehicle software solutions andlocation information software ZENRIN India

Branch Office(Gurgaon, India)

・Sales of map and related data・Sales and building relationships

with European customers

ZENRIN EUROPE GmbH(Munich, Germany)

Abalta Technologies, EOOD.(Sofia, Bulgaria)

C.E.Info Systems Private Limited(New Delhi, India)

・Development and sales of digital maps of India・Provide PND in India through data licensing as well as under its own brand “MapmyIndia”

ZENRIN TaipeiBranch Office(Taipei, Taiwan)

SHANGHAI DAIKEI DATA PROCESSING CO., LTD.

(Shanghai, China)・Input of fundamental map information data etc.

・Map data input, editing, research, and information gathering

・Sales and building relationships with North American customers

ZENRIN USA, INC.(San Francisco, USA)


Database Creation and Maintenance Ability

・Checks each households nationwide for “Residential Map” ・Measures newly opened roads by car・Collects navigation specific contents

Special Survey VehiclesWalking Surveys

1,000 approx.Surveyors (per day)

Distance Measured

50 timesRound‐the‐globe

70Survey Base

Since the time of founding in 1948, our “on‐foot” survey obtains the latest changes made to each location and its tenant information. Also conducts car‐navigation field survey by using special vehicle with high precision laser measurement equipment.


Structure of Information Management

More Than 1,000 Layers of Information

Original Map Creation Systems

Administrative Boundary

Road

Building

Text

Geometry

Attribute

Map

Data Input Screen

Survey Draft


Various map databases

Road Networkfor Car Navigation Systems

Residential mapfor Public Sectors

3D Urban Model for BIM/CIM

High Precision 3D datafor AD/ADAS

Sky Network for Drones (New)

(2D Maps) (3D Maps)

Road Mapfor Web/Mobile Devices


Sky Network for Drones


Up to 2017

20182020 onwards

Roadmap of Drone’s Practical Realization in Japan

2018 : Drone aviation for islands and intermountain without monitoring2020 onwards: Drone aviation in city areas

Level１・２VLOS

Level ３ BVLOSfor Isolated areas like Islands,

intermountain etc.

Level４ BVLOSfor populated areas like cities


Level 3・4BVLOS

Level 1・2VLOS

SoraPassMAP

“SORAPASS MAP”

May. 2016

Dec.

Concept of Smart Drone and Business Collaboration

“Drone Highway”Business Collaboration

Mar. 2017

May.

Jun. 2018

Successful 3km transportation by utilizing Drone Highway

Nov.

Achieved flight automation for “Smart Drone”

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Hosting member of DRESS Project (Drone and Robots for Ecologically Sustainable Societies Project)

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Numerous drone aviation in specific area can increase the risk of crashes

Crashing with other drones, aircrafts and obstacles

Challenges Towards Safe Aviation

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Our Solution;

Sky Network Airspace Management


For safe aviation routes

Creating networks along power lines

Concept of Drone Highway


Ina‐city, Nagano Prefecture “Aqua Skyway” Project

Creating network along rivers


Hosting Member of “DRESS” Project UTM Architecture Role of SDSP

Flight Information Management System (FIMS), UAS Service Provider (UASSP), Supplemental Data Service Provider (SDSP). Eliminating issues which can case conflicts between drones, aircrafts and obstacle, supporting safe airspace management.

Aggregating and providing dynamic/static information to judge conflict obstacles for aviation, also referring to weather information for risk assessment during planned route.

Accounting conflict obstacles when planning route

Risk assessment from weather information

UTM Architecture

FIMS

UASSP(A)

UASSP(B)

UASSP(C)

SDSP


Development of Spatial Information Platform for Safe Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Aviation

ZENRIN Map Database specific to UAV

2D Map（Existing Products+α）

3D Map（New development）

Attribute Database（Existing Products）

FIMS

Weatherinformation

UASSP

DAL※1/API※2

DB access

Map DatabaseAttributeDatabase

UTM

UASO

ZENRIN Information Integration System

Radio wave qualityUAVlog information

Obstacleinformation

Demographics

Landscape Elements

Obstacle Elements

Flight Regulation Elements Ａ

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Spatial information Platform for UAV

Dynamic Elements

※1：Data Access Library ※2：Application Programming Interface


Structure of information Necessary for Safe Aviation

Definition Examples

• Information which can change in time during travel

• Information on incidents which occurs suddenly

Weather observed data (wind direction/velocity, cloud amount, visibility range).Aircraft data (avoid crash). Electric wave intensity data. GPS intensity data.Traffic big data (people and vehicles). Regulations. Birds (raptors). Sensor info.

• Information on area where drones are regulated for aviation

Populated areas. Public areas. Around airports. Self defense force bases. Power plants. Governmental facilities. Embassies. Flight banned and authorized areas.

• Information on obstacleswhich can affect aviation

Pylons. High voltage lines. Power poles/lines. Power plants. Tall buildings.Construction cranes. Stadiums. Factories. Trees. etc.

• Information on maps Drone ports. Emergency landing spots. Landscapes (rivers, mountains, roads).Measurable objects (bridges, road, building constructions, agricultural areas).

※Elevation level of aviation will be based upon each country’s regulations

Obstacle Elements

Flight Regulation Elements

Dynamic Elements

Landscape Elements

Currently promoting this model as an international standards（ISO）<Type of Info>

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