Current Status of Drone Test Zone Designation
Current Status of Drone Test Zone Designation
No. Area Diameter Altitude Size
1 Gangwon-do, Yeongwol-gun (Hasong-ri) 11km 450m 95k㎡
2 Daegu-si (Dalseong-gun, Gujimyeon) 7.4km 450m 43k㎡
3 Goheung-gun (Goso-ri) 22km 450m 380k㎡
4 Jeonju-si (Wansan-gu) 3.6km 300m 10k㎡
5 Gyeongsangnam-do Goseong-gun (Naegok-ri) 3km 450m 7.1k㎡
6 Busan-si (Yeongdo-gu Taejong-ro) 5.5km 450m 23.7k㎡
7 Boeun-gun (Sinjeong-ri) 6km 300m 28.3k㎡
8 Hwaseong-si (Songsan-myeon Gongryong-ro) - 300m 11k㎡
9 Gwangyang-ri (Jinwol-myeon Osa-ri) 8km 450m 50k㎡
10 Seogwipo-si (Nokchabunrae-ro) 3km 300m 7.1k㎡
11 Incheon-si (Seo-gu Oryu-dong) - 300m 4.91k㎡
Drone Pilot Project Areas and Test Types
Contents:8 major areas of drone utilization(Logistics and Delivery, Forest Protection and Disaster Monitoring, Infrastructure Inspection, Land Surveying and Civil Patrol, Coastline and Border Security, Communication Network Management, Filming and Aerial Photography, Sports and Advertising)
Drone Pilot Project Areas and Test Types
Division Field Content
Demonstration Project Field Logistics and Delivery Cargo Transportation, Disaster Relief and Isolated Area Support
Forest Detection and Disaster Monitoring Forest Fire Prevention, Ash Investigation, and Pest Diagnosis
Infrastructure Inspection Safety Inspection of Bridges, Railways, Buildings, and High-Voltage Power Lines
Land Surveying and Civil Patrol Surveying, Land Surveying, Petition and Disaster Site Investigation
Coastline and Border Security Illegal Fishing and Coastal Safety Monitoring
Communication Network Management Communication Capabilities, Control Technology, Video Streaming, Collision Avoidance, and Identification
Filming and Aerial Photography Hobby/Entertainment, Drone games, Filmning, and Advertising
Test Type ∙Night Flight Experiment
∙Autonomous Flight System Reliability Experiment
∙First Person View(FPV) Device Reliability Verification Experiment
∙Collision and Crash Impact Experiment(Simulation or Demonstration)
∙Weather Effect Experiment
∙Terrain and Geographic Effect Experiment
∙Key Technology and System Accuracy Verification(Geo-fencing, C2, Sense & Avoid etc.)
∙Frequency Interference Effect Experiment
Content of Drone Pilot Project
Content of Drone Pilot Project
No. Operator Content
1st Pilot Project
(’16.06~’17.03)
15 representative operators(31 Consortium) ∙Verification of Drone Utilization Potential between Demand and Supply Entities(Cargo Transportation, Forest Fire Prevention and Ash Investigation, Inspection of Bridges, railways, etc., Video Streaming Utilizing Communication Networks)
2nd Pilot Project
(’17.04~’18.03)
25 representative operators(89 Consortium) ∙Providing support for the development of various drone technologies, including flight safety, autonomous flight, and landing accuracy
∙Introducing the outcomes of ‘Authorization of UAV Special Flight’
3rd Pilot Project
(’18.04~’19.03)
10 representative operators(21 Consortium) ∙Development of drone control systems and platforms, Safety experiments on hydrogen fuel cells for drones, Drone-based monitoring of plant and animal life, Drone racing competitions, Drone insepction of facilities in extreme weather conditions