Three organisations, one city-scale trial
DIP is coordinated by Maynooth University in close collaboration with, and co-funded by, Dublin City Council and the Irish Aviation Authority.
Who does what
Maynooth University
Coordinates the project and leads the research. The MU team builds the Digital Twin platform and designs the Common Information Services database. Principal investigator: Prof. Tim McCarthy.
Irish Aviation Authority
Ireland’s aviation regulator and a co-funder. Provides regulatory alignment for the trial, works with AirNav Ireland on the U-Space Geographic Zone, and uses the regulatory dashboards.
Dublin City Council
Co-funder and lead of the stakeholder engagement programme. Hosts the Dockstation at Dublin Fire Brigade HQ on Tara Street and defines the city services being tested.
Technology and Operations
GeoAerospace
GeoAerospace will operate the drone Dockstation that will be based at Tara Street, the Dublin Fire Brigade Headquarters.
ANRA Technologies
ANRA Technologies will provide U-Space services for Dublin throughout the Dublin Dockstation Demonstrator in 2026–2027.
Funded through Lero, co-funded by the city and the regulator
DIP is a Research Ireland, Lero Centre funded project. University of Limerick, as Lero’s lead research performing organisation, provides post-award support and disburses the funding.
Oversight, operators and stakeholders
Dockstation demonstrators
Interested in taking part?
We are building a multi-stakeholder programme with government, enterprise, NGO and civil society groups. Get in touch to join a forum or work with the team.