The Swedish Sea Rescue Society has submitted a SORA 2.5 application to the Swedish Transport Authority for authorisation of coastal beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations without segregated airspace.
The Society’s head of innovation, Fredrik Falkman said in a LinkedIn post that to his knowledge SORA 2.5 hasn’t been adopted anywhere yet but it is expected to be during the first quarter of 2025.
SORA 2.5 introduces a quantitative ground risk assessment methodology. A new risk table has been introduced which draws on population density maps, considering the fluctuations that occur at different times of the year and day.
The Swedish Sea Rescue Society has previously been granted Pre-Defined Risk Assessment Area (PDRA-G02) BVLOS authorisation that requires a Temporarily Segregated Area.
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