{"id":533,"date":"2024-02-01T13:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/?p=533"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:50:23","slug":"heron-concept-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/2024\/02\/01\/heron-concept-image\/","title":{"rendered":"HERON Concept Image"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"654\">The HERON project has released a concept image visually representing its five demonstration areas, each focused on improving air traffic management efficiency and sustainability. The image illustrates how HERON is testing innovative solutions, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/outcomes\/#tab-747d305049707347231\">Integrated 4D for Green Trajectories<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/outcomes\/#tab-d59285cab95fe1151e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Green Surface Operations Management<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/outcomes\/#tab-7ba3ae8cfe4f6a5ab52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Optimised Approach Profiles and Spacing<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/outcomes\/#tab-3d8807aa503309eeeef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Improved Trajectory Planning<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/outcomes\/#tab-071ce8bad9f3af440cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ADS-C Common Services<\/strong><\/a>. These demonstrations aim to enhance environmental performance, reduce CO\u2082 emissions, and optimise flight and ground operations across Europe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"756\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Explore the HERON project\u2019s vision by <a href=\"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/heron\/resources\/communication-dissemination-materials\/\"><strong>downloading the concept image<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HERON Concept Image - 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