Fortońska, Agnieszka (University of Silesia), Berus, Matylda (Łazarski University), Fabisiak, Sylwia (Łazarski University), Ostrihansky, Magdalena (Polish Air Navigation Services Agency)

The Practical and Legal Aspects of Geographical Zones for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Poland - Facilitation or Complication?

Scheduled for presentation during the Regular Session "Regulations" (ThC4), Thursday, June 8, 2023, 14:20−14:40, Room 465

2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), June 6-9, 2023, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on April 19, 2024

Abstract

Geographical zones for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Poland are still in the deployment phase, though they have already found their vast practical application. Today, not all of the UAS restrictions are yet published as geographical zones for UAS, therefore there is always more than one source of restrictions for UAS pilots and operators that they need to be aware of for UAS operations. For that reason, there is a need to adopt hard law at the national level, as the current regulations in the form of guidelines are often not enough to prevent criminal offenses often deriving from the lack of knowledge or awareness of UAS pilots. The article explains the current legal basis of geozones and explores their possibilities.