Innovating Urban Flight
About
Drone Innovation Partnership (DIP) is a Research Ireland, Lero Centre funded project, coordinated by Maynooth University in close collaboration and co-funded by Dublin City Council and Irish Aviation Authority.
Our Mission
The main aim of this research project is to investigate how Drone Ecosystems comprising Drone Regulatory, Technology, Operations, Services & Applications can be rolled-out across cities and busy urban environments in a fair, accessible and transparent fashion
U-Space Digital Twin
Design a prototype U-Space digital twin, ingesting elevation, demographic, transportations, land-use, environmental data. This digital twin can be used for both prototype U-Space traffic management systems as well as exploring impact of drone activities across urban environments.
Drone Study
Gain a better understanding of drone activity across the city by analysing spatial-temporal patterns and trends
Stakeholder Engagement
Engage with various partners and stakeholders including regulatory
agencies (e.g. IAA, Data Protection), Public bodies (e.g. DCC), Drone
Operators, Drone Service providers, Community Groups and wider society
to understand user needs and also address key concerns around safety as
well as noise, privacy and nuisance impacts.
News
Dublin Fire Brigade Exercise :
This exercise due to take place 31st July 2025 will focus on the potential use of Drone Dockstation for supporting First Responders – in this case a person has been reported in difficulty in the River Liffey. More Information & Privacy
Notice here: Link to:
• 1_Project_information_leaflet_general_public_DFB_demo.pdf
• 2_Privacy_Statement_MU_DFB_30072025.pdf
News
Bray Air Display :
Bray Air Dispay: DIP Team members will be attending the Bray Air Display Sat 2nd July 2025.
Acknowledgment: This work was supported with the financial support of the Research Ireland grant 13/RC/2094_P2 through the Lero Centre – Research Ireland Centre for Software (www.lero.ie) – and co-funded by both the Dublin City Council and Irish Aviation Authority.