Low-Altitude Economy Sandbox
Drone Takeoff Reliability Index (DTORI) | Quantifying Safety, Defining the Future
In 2024, the HKSAR GOV proposed promoting the development of the low-altitude economy in its Policy Address and established a dedicated task force while launching a "regulatory sandbox" mechanism. Despite drones showing significant potential in fields such as logistics, surveying, and security, issues like take-off reliability in complex environments (e.g., weather interference, terrain limitations) and insufficient public trust have constrained the industry's scaling up.
To address these challenges, X Social Group, DAMODA among other organizations, have joined forces. After passing the sandbox qualification review, they selected the China Merchants Godown as the test site to launch the world's first " Drone Takeoff Reliability Index (DTORI)" project Through industry-academia-research collaboration, the project aims to build an evaluation system and standardized solutions, positioning Hong Kong as a global benchmark for smart cities.
Strategic Goals
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3D Dynamic Database: Establish the world’s first integrated space-air-ground low-altitude economy database by merging satellite remote sensing, weather radar, ground sensor networks, and drone technology data. Develop a machine-learning-driven model for environmental adaptability assessment.
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Financial Ecosystem Empowerment: Set low-altitude economy airworthiness certification standards. Collaborate with financial institutions to launch a low-altitude economy insurance system and strengthen the industrial chain’s financial support framework.
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Social Value Creation: Build a public data platform to accelerate drone applications in emergency logistics, intelligent transportation, and other civilian sectors, thereby enhancing public trust and social welfare.
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International Standard Leadership: Lead the formulation of the Greater Bay Area Drone Operation Safety Assessment Standard Framework. Establish a Greater Bay Area-ASEAN Low-Altitude Economy Safety Cooperation Mechanism to elevate Hong Kong’s global influence in this field.
A scientific leap from “experience-based judgment” to “data-driven decision-making”
The Drone Takeoff Reliability Index (DTORI) is a multi-dimensional, quantifiable and standardized evaluation framework. By fusing real-time environmental data, geospatial information and aircraft status, it produces an easy-to-understand reliability score that gives pilots, fleet managers and insurers an unprecedented level of decision-making clarity.
Founding Enterprise Committee
The Drone Takeoff Reliability Index (DTORI) will unlock the full potential of large-scale low-altitude applications by establishing a globally recognized safety-assessment standard. DTORI will power a trillion-dollar market and propel Hong Kong from a Greater Bay Area hub to the global rule-maker and asset-pricing center for the low-altitude economy. We invite partners from every sector to join us in opening up this “new airspace” of infinite possibilities and, together, to define the worldwide standards for the low-altitude economy through collective intelligence.
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[Drone Takeoff Reliability Index Committee Members Group Photo : (Left to Right) Mr. Samuel lam, Mr. Lin Han, Dr. Edwin Hiu, Mr. Chi Xingjun, Mr. Patrick Shum, Ms. Elizabeth Quat, Dr. Winnie Tang, Dr.Henry Wong, Mr. Ronald Pong, Mr. Justin Yueng
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