ETANA SkyCompanion provides drone pilots with an all-in-one mobile application for compliant and safe Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operations. The platform consolidates essential flight data, including geo-zones, weather, live air traffic, and NOTAMs, while automating operations category determination and generating mission protocols. This integration significantly reduces pre-flight planning effort and enhances situational awareness for professional and private drone use.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Drone operators must collect disparate data—geo‑zones, weather forecasts, live air traffic, NOTAMs, and regulatory categories—from multiple sources to plan a compliant flight. This fragmented workflow increases planning time, raises the risk of regulatory violations, and limits situational awareness during missions.
Solution
SkyCompanion consolidates all required flight‑relevant information into a single mobile application. The app automatically determines the appropriate EU operation category via an assisted questionnaire, generates a PDF mission protocol, and presents up‑to‑date geo‑zone maps, high‑resolution weather data, live ADS‑B traffic with Remote‑ID, and official NOTAM/TFR notices. Users can plan missions offline, receive real‑time alerts when external aircraft approach the defined area, and export compliance documentation with a single tap. An API layer also allows integration of SkyCompanion’s data into third‑party mission‑planning tools such as QGroundControl or MissionPlanner, extending the compliance workflow to desktop environments.
Target Audience
The primary users are private and professional drone pilots, UAV operators, and teams that require compliant flight documentation, as well as software vendors integrating UAV data into mission‑planning platforms.
Features
- Assisted operation‑category determination based on EU 2019/947 risk parameters
- Comprehensive, officially sourced geo‑zone database with color‑coded no‑fly zones on an interactive map
- High‑quality weather feed from the German Weather Service (DWD), including precipitation radar and 10‑day forecasts
- Live air‑traffic monitoring using ADS‑B Exchange data, with visual warnings for aircraft within 5 km and altitude delta ≤ 1 500 m
- Remote‑ID detection for nearby drones via Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi, displayed on the map for enhanced situational awareness
- Automatic generation of PDF mission protocols containing category, geo‑zones, NOTAMs, weather metrics, and traffic alerts
- Offline mission‑planning mode that retains saved maps and category logic without an internet connection
- RESTful API for embedding SkyCompanion’s data and maps into external mission‑planning software