The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) is a non-profit consortium of worldwide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) stakeholders. Its purpose is to foster the safe, secure and efficient integration of drones in national airspace systems. Its mission is to support and accelerate the transparent implementation of globally interoperable UTM systems. GUTMA members collaborate remotely.

Connected Skies Barcelona, 26 Feb 2020

Following the success of the first edition of GUTMA’s Connected Skies conference in Portland (OR), this follow-on event will congregate decision-makers and influencers from the mobile telecommunication and unmanned aviation industries during GSMA’s Mobile World Congress.

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Map of UTM initiatives

GUTMA’s interactive map of UTM initiatives and test sites, is a Wiki-style project, open for contributions. The goal is to provide an overview of current UTM implementations worldwide. Join and add more items to grow and keep the map up-to-date!

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Our Members

GUTMA members are distributed across 25+ countries and 7 activities: Air navigation service providers, Infrastructure and data providers, UAS manufacturers, UAS operators, UTM service providers, as well as regulatory bodies and research institutes.

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Open-source GUTMA works

Check out GUTMA’s protocols and open-source projects on Github. Feel free to do a technical review, submit your feedback, or adopt our protocols designed with harmonised, technology-agnostic, free market approach in UTM.

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Latest Posts

@GSMA MWC Barcelona 2020 event “Telecoms and aviation industries are both trillion-dollar businesses, but they have no connectivity” Dr Thomas Neubauer, TEOCO

Jan 8, 2020

Why are we doing Connected Skies – why is it important to bring the worlds of UTM and telecommunications together? First, because there is no such thing as a fully autonomous drone; all drones will need some form of connectivity. The only reasonable methodology...

@GSMA MWC Barcelona 2020 event “We would definitely like to showcase something that no-one will have seen before” – Gints Jakovels, LMT

Jan 6, 2020

Why are you supporting the Connected Skies event? One of the main reasons is that we see mobile telecommunications operators playing an important role in unmanned aviation. We will definitely be part of the mix of new technologies that will come together to support...

@GSMA MWC Barcelona 2020 event “If we don’t bring all stakeholders together the industry is in danger of becoming fragmented” – Amit Ganjoo, ANRA Technologies

Jan 6, 2020

Why are we doing Connected Skies? Why is it important to bring the worlds of UAS traffic management (UTM) and telecommunications together? It’s very close to my heart because I come from both a telecom and an aviation background, so I’m one of those rare breeds who...

The not-to-be-missed Connected Skies event @GSMA MWC Barcelona 2020 “will highlight the business-case behind the use-case” – Simon Johnson, GUTMA

Dec 19, 2019

Interview with Unmanned Airspace, 18 December 2019. What do you hope to achieve at the Connected Skies event? What would be a success for GUTMA?For us, success will mean putting people together who don’t normally meet; talking about new business opportunities and...

GUTMA and ASTM International Sign MOU on Drone Standards

Nov 27, 2019

Today, global standards organization ASTM International and the Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association (GUTMA) signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at helping air traffic managers leverage standards to integrate drones into airspace systems worldwide....

Recent new members

Sep 28, 2019

Here are the organizations that joined us recently. A warm welcome to: ACR - Aviation Capacity Resources AB is a Terminal Air Navigation Service Provider currently operating 16 airports in Scandinavia.HQ: Sweden Airservices...

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