WMO UAS DC Participant Meeting #10

WMO UAS Demonstration Campaign: Participant Meeting #10

The tenth WMO UAS Demonstration Campaign (UAS DC) Participant Meeting was held online on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC).

Agenda

• Discussion of the Preliminary Final Report of the WMO UAS DC
• Summary of activities carried out by the WMO Secretariat over the past year
• Next steps leading to INFCOM-4
• Any other business

Outcomes

Participants reviewed the draft Preliminary Final Report. It concludes that weather-observing UAS show a high level of operational readiness and meet WMO accuracy requirements for temperature, humidity and wind. It also shows that UAS data can improve regional weather forecasts. The report identifies slow airspace approvals and the lack of standard calibration procedures as the main challenges. The Secretariat reported on its work with ICAO and the aviation community on airspace for meteorological drones. It also outlined proposed updates to the Manual on WIGOS and the Guide to Aircraft-based Observations, to be considered at INFCOM-4.

Meeting notes available here: Minutes_UAS-DC_Participant_Meeting #10

Presentation available here: WMO UAS DC Participant Meetings #10.pptx