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4D Mapping Plots Advanced Air Mobility Routes through Korean City
MintAir and partners have developed a four-dimensional map of Seongnam, a Seoul suburb, to show how uncrewed air vehicles and piloted eVTOL vehicles could safely operate urban and regional flights.
A 4D map showing advanced air mobility routes in the Korean city of Seongnam.
A 4D map showing advanced air mobility routes in the Korean city of Seongnam. (Image: MintAir)

South Korean advanced air mobility (AAM) group MintAir has created four-dimensional maps to develop routes for drones and passenger-carrying electric aircraft in the city of Seongnam. The company, which last month said it plans to buy 50 of Electra’s nine-passenger eSTOL aircraft, has partnered with software specialist WeMap and city officials to produce the maps, which it will use for the country’s K-UAM Grand Challenge flight demonstration in 2024 and for subsequent commercial operations.

During the Housing Expo trade show in late September, the partners used a commercial drone to demonstrate how the 4D map plots routes through the city. They say the technology will now be used to develop passenger and cargo air services using MintAir’s planned hub in Seongnam, which is a high-tech suburb of Korea’s capital, Seoul.