29/09/2017 (Agence Europe) – The Single European Sky Air traffic management Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR) launched a call for proposals on Friday 29 September to support a project on the geo-fencing of drones. With a budget of €500,000 over 15 months, one project will be selected to carry out live demonstrations of active geo-fencing with drones flying below 500 feet (around 152 metres). Geo-fencing is an integral part of the U-Space system of drone traffic management in low altitude air space, presented by Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc on 23 November of last year (see EUROPE 11674). Using a system of geo-tracking, geo-fencing can stop drones from entering areas where air restrictions are in place, and so reduce the risk of accidents. (LT)