TS ISO 23629-12

TS ISO 23629-12 addresses requirements for organisations that provide services within UAS traffic management. The standard frames UTM service-provider operations not only in technical terms, but also through compliance monitoring, safety, security, privacy and broader organisational controls. It therefore focuses on how UAS traffic management services can be delivered in a controlled, reliable and auditable way.

The role of a UTM service provider

UAS traffic management is the set of services that helps organise and coordinate unmanned aircraft operations in designated airspace. In practice, service providers may support flight information sharing, operational coordination, rule-based assistance and interoperability between systems. The main concern of this standard is the organisation that delivers those services: governance, process discipline and accountability are as important as the underlying technology.

Requirement areas highlighted by the standard

• Compliance monitoring and internal control mechanisms
• Organisational arrangements related to safety and security
• Privacy and information protection approaches
• Corporate responsibilities that support the continuity of UTM services
• Structural requirements governing provider roles and processes

In general technical terms, UTM can be understood as a digital ecosystem that makes airspace use more visible and more coordinated. Data quality, role definition, authorisation, incident handling and stakeholder coordination are especially important in such systems. TS ISO 23629-12 addresses this organisational framework and provides a shared reference for how UTM service providers should be structured.