FUAVE – Finnish UAV Ecosystem (Suomen UAV-ekosysteemi)

The utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is growing at an enormous pace. The multidisciplinary main objective of the FUAVE consortium is to establish a new research, development, and innovation partnership network or ecosystem to support the development of Finnish expertise, competence areas, and business related to future unmanned aviation and its applications. The project has ended.

• Networking and joint development between the stakeholders
• Definition of operating principles for test areas in urban and rural areas
• Demonstrations of cutting-edge technology and commercial applications
• Raising the public awareness of new drone services
• Championing Finnish companies to be the leaders in new drone products and services

UAV Test areas act as Living Lab environments in urban and rural areas. These areas provide a one-stop-shop for unmanned aviation research, business and applications. Currently, test area planning includes the following areas:

• Oulu-Hailuoto (EFD682)
• Helsinki Jätkäsaari
• Helsinki-East Aerodrome
• OuluZone
• Savukoski
• Sjökulla test field

More information: www.fuave.fi

The consortium is led by the National Land Survey of Finland, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI), and includes the University of Oulu, VTT, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, and South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. The project was funded by the Academy of Finland.