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Long-Range Urban Air Mobility Land-Use Planning for Vertiports
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2021-12-01
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Edition:Final Report Aug 2020 to Feb 2021
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Abstract:Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is a rapidly developing industry that highlights tremendous growth opportunities and a major shift in the delivery mode of services and products. This project focuses on a vital step towards the integration of UAM: the siting of vertiports based on their impact on the surrounding community. The identification of potentially suitable sites offers a spatially explicit visualization to facilitate discussion of the future of UAM-focused infrastructure. This project uses a combination of geospatial analysis techniques to determine the suitability of the site across the Wasatch Front for vertiport development. Suitability is a theoretical potential for a given area (or parcel) to support vertiport activities. We define suitability consisting of five categories: the built environment, natural environment, regulatory requirements, technological limitations, and community social values. This report provides details about how these five elements are included in a final suitability map for the region. Feasibility is not considered in this process; neither are land value and access to utility infrastructure which will be elemental for the deployment of UAM infrastructure. Conceptual and procedural frameworks detail the authors’ underlying processes used to complete the analyses. Our tools and maps can allow developers and planners to converse about land-use decisions that could influence UAM operations. Further, the geospatial tool is customizable and freely available, allowing communities to adapt for their specific circumstances.
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