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About Drone Log — authority on drone flight information

Last updated: (Romania time)

Drone Log aggregates official Romanian airspace data and presents it in a verifiable format for UAS pilots. This page explains who produces the information, where it comes from, and how often it is refreshed.

Who develops the project

The platform is developed by the Drone Log team — UAS pilots and operators in Romania who use pre-flight checks, flight logs and approval workflows daily. We publish editorial guides verified against AACR, EASA and ROMATSA.

Data sources

Permanent UAS zones come from data published by ROMATSA (flightplan.romatsa.ro). UAV NOTAMs are imported from ROMATSA WFS/GeoServer services. Editorial content (guides, blog) is written in-house with publication dates.

Import methodology

Imports run automatically (cron) and on demand via dedicated Symfony commands. Each run is logged (status, record counts, errors). Geometries are normalised for map queries and programmatic SEO pages (/uas-zone/, /notam/).

Update frequency

NOTAMs are re-imported daily or on each scheduled import job. UAS zones are updated when ROMATSA publishes changes. Data-driven pages show “Last updated” and expose dateModified in schema.org.

How NOTAMs are processed

NOTAMs are stored with original text, validity interval, vertical limits and geometry (when available). For pilots we automatically generate /notam/{id} pages with plain-language explanation and links to affected UAS zones.

How UAS zones are processed

Each active zone in Romania gets an indexable /uas-zone/{id} page with restriction type, altitude, approximate coordinates and pilot-friendly explanation. Zones removed from the official source are marked withdrawn and removed from the sitemap.

In short

Drone Log is a web platform run by a team with practical UAS experience in Romania; UAS zone and NOTAM data come from automated imports from official ROMATSA sources, with frequent updates and automatically generated indexable pages.

Frequently asked questions

No. Drone Log does not issue clearances and does not replace authorities — it helps you verify data and organise documents.

The last successful import date is shown on map and programmatic pages; always verify official sources before take-off.

Each NOTAM and UAS zone gets a dedicated page so search engines and AI assistants can cite them, with internal links to cities and guides.

Official sources to verify

Information on this site is for guidance. Before flying, always confirm from primary sources:

  • ROMATSA — airspace, NOTAM, UAS map for Romania
  • AACR — Romanian civil aviation authority, UAS operator registration
  • EASA — European UAS framework, A1/A3/A2 categories, geo-zones
  • MApN — aerial photo/filming clearance, military zones (HG 859/2022)
  • flightplan.romatsa.ro — flight planning, restricted UAV zones, dynamic NOTAM
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