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FEATURE: BLOCKCHAIN
Taking
blockchain
into the air
VIMANA is a company
that is extending
blockchain into the air. It
builds blockchain based
and regulated airspace
ecosystems to provide
air mobility programmes
in countries such as the
UAE, ensuring the safe
and seamless operation
of a multitude of aircraft.
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lockchain is more often
than not associated with
financial transactions
but it has a surprising
versatility that has yet to
be fully exploited. Evgeni
Borisov, CEO, VIMANA Global, tells us how
it is being used in aviation with a strong
emphasis on international safety and
security standards.
What blockchain projects is
the company involved in?
At VIMANA, we are building a novel
blockchain-based and blockchain-regulated
airspace ecosystem. The ecosystem intends
to provide urban air mobility programmes
in smart cities like Dubai, New York and
Tokyo with daily network aerial commuting
based on fly-by-wire operating Vertical
Take-Off and Landing Autonomous Aerial
Vehicles (VTOL AAVs).
How is VIMANA ‘extending
blockchain into the air’?
The main challenge facing
implementation of an AAV network is
that existing air traffic control towers
are unequipped to manage potentially
thousands of AAV flights in a given
city. VIMANA addresses this hurdle
by incorporating AAV flight paths into
Blockchain Airspace.
A blockchain is essentially a digital
ledger that chronologically records
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