UpVision delivers its CIS+ U-space system to Czech air navigation provider ANS CR

UpVision, part of CSG, has handed over its CIS+ system, a Common Information Service, to the Czech air navigation service provider ANS CR. It is a step towards U-space, Europe's system for organising drone traffic in set areas of airspace. CSG expects full deployment in the second half of 2027.

Built on UpVision's MAIA software platform, CIS+ is to be the central information layer for U-space in the Czech Republic. It distributes geographical zones and flight restrictions, shares approved flight authorisations, identifies and tracks drones in real time, and passes on information about crewed flights, departures from approved flight plans and weather data from ANS CR's systems.

The system links to existing air traffic management, so a temporary restriction, for instance for an air ambulance or a visit by a head of state, can be sent digitally to all connected U-space service providers. Requests to fly drones in airspace that needs coordination with ANS CR also go through CIS+, and the decisions are sent back automatically.

CIS+ still has to be put into operation and certified, and an operational U-space also needs certified U-space service providers. When CSG announced UpVision's selection in September 2025, it expected an operational launch in summer 2026.