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244 245 <div id="natuurbericht-details" data-bron-vertaling="Source"> 246 <div data-swiftype-index="false"> 247 <picture> 248 <source 249 srcset="https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/442f8902-17c2-4170-ab34-500f3a0f9265.jpg&h=340&w=848&fmt=webp&v=1782135838 848w,https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/442f8902-17c2-4170-ab34-500f3a0f9265.jpg&h=288&w=720&fmt=webp&v=1782135838 720w,https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/442f8902-17c2-4170-ab34-500f3a0f9265.jpg&h=192&w=480&fmt=webp&v=1782135838 480w" 250 sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 848px, (min-width: 480px) 720px, (min-width: 320px) 480px, 100vw" 251 type="image/webp"> 252 <img srcset="https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/442f8902-17c2-4170-ab34-500f3a0f9265.jpg&h=340&w=848&v=1782135838 848w,https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/442f8902-17c2-4170-ab34-500f3a0f9265.jpg&h=288&w=720&v=1782135838 720w,https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/442f8902-17c2-4170-ab34-500f3a0f9265.jpg&h=192&w=480&v=1782135838 480w" 253 sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 848px, (min-width: 480px) 720px, (min-width: 320px) 480px, 100vw" 254 src="https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/442f8902-17c2-4170-ab34-500f3a0f9265.jpg&h=340&w=848&v=1782135838" 255 alt="ducks migrating at sunset" 256 class="hetbeeldinline" 257 width="848" 258 height="340" 259 loading="lazy" decoding="async" 260 > 261 </picture> 262 <div class="block block-groen block-primary"> 263 <div class="eromheen"> 264 <div class="well well-head"> 265 <h1>FlySafe service to observe bird migration and reduce bird strikes in military flights</h1> 266 <small> <a href="/intl/en/nature-reports/?publisher=427">Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)</a></small> 267 </div> 268 <div class="well well-intro"> 269 12-SEP-2026 - The FlySafe Operational Service provides near real-time information and forecast on large scale bird movement in the air space of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium based on weather radars. 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The new <a title="https://www.flysafe-birdtam.eu/" href="https://www.flysafe-birdtam.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FlySafe dashboard</a> provides real-time and predictive data on bird migration, reducing bird strikes and improving flight safety. The tool was developed by the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics at the University of Amsterdam (IBED), The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force, and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).</p> 299<h3>Addressing bird strike risks</h3> 300<p>Birds share the air with aircraft. Collisions, or “bird strikes,” can be serious and sometimes devastating. While birds may cross paths with commercial airplanes, military aircraft are a larger problem. These planes fly at lower altitudes, in the same airspace where birds migrate.</p> 301<p>Bird strikes affect the birds, often killing them on impact. If the bird is large enough or the aircraft speed is high enough, there can also be aircraft damage. <a href="https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=nwrchumanconflicts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sources estimate</a>
301 that collisions between birds and aircraft cost billions of euros annually. On an airbase, birds can be scared away from the runway. But they cannot be scared away mid-flight. The only solution to prevent bird strikes, is to close the airspace when there are too many birds in the air.</p> 302<p><a href="https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.04125" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prior research</a> shows that bird strikes are, on average, 45 per cent less frequent in countries with implemented systems in place. FlySafe addresses this by providing data that gives pilots warnings when large migration waves occur.</p> 303<h3>A “live view” of migration</h3> 304<p>The first iteration of FlySafe was created in 2008 to help reduce bird strike risk with military aircraft and improve flight safety in northwest Europe. As the first of its kind in Europe, researchers built a forecast model based on three years of data from the Royal Netherlands Air Force. But it’s not only air defence radar that can detect birds: weather radars are an important resource and much easier to access with respect to safety and security. The new FlySafe dashboard integrates weather data from the meteorological services of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany to allow for a clearer picture of migration activity.</p> 305<p>The <a title="https://www.flysafe-birdtam.eu/" href="https://www.flysafe-birdtam.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interactive website</a> has two components. There is a page for observed migration, which provides 5-minute real-time data on bird migration in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, as measured by weather radar.</p> 306<p><img src="//cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/6d90a3c3-0b8a-4f37-907c-64494b2745c3.png&w=770" alt="The FlySafe Operational Service provides near real-time information and forecast on large scale bird movement in the air space of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium based on weather radars" width="770" height="498" data-onderschrift="The FlySafe Operational Service provides near real-time information and forecast on large scale bird movement in the air space of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium based on weather radars" data-fotograaf="IBED and KNMI" /></p> 307<p>“We now have a live view of bird migration,” says Bart Kranstauber, a computational ecologist at IBED. “You can see what altitude they're flying at, the patterns, where the highest densities of birds are, and the propagation of migration waves.”</p> 308<p>FlySafe also has a predictive component. By gathering weather data and linking this to past migration, researchers created a model to help predict migration several days in advance.</p> 309<h3>Applications beyond aviation</h3> 310<p>FlySafe can help the air force make flight decisions. But it can also help researchers generate knowledge about bird migration and weather, as this data has not been seamlessly integrated before. The web service is designed to be scalable and can be expanded to other countries.</p> 311<p>The system is accessible to the general public. There is a large <a href="https://www.trektellen.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">community</a> of people watching birds during migration in the Netherlands, and this dashboard is also a resource for them. “It is free-to-use to the whole community that watches bird migration,” says Hans van Gasteren, head of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Nature Bureau.</p> 312<div id="blok3" class="well well-groen">The FlySafe Operational Service provides near real-time information and forecast on large scale bird movement in the air space of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium based on weather radars. 313<p>This information is used by air forces to create and disseminate BIRDTAM’s (bird notice to airmen) to their pilots, enabling them to adjust their operations and avoid collisions between military aircraft and birds.</p> 314</div> 315<p>Text: <a href="https://ibed.uva.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics</a> (IBED)<br />Images: Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) & <a href="https://www.knmi.nl/over-het-knmi/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
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