Aerial vehicle network traffic control

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising stored instructions, the instructions, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations including:

• identifying a departure site and an arrival site;
• determining a departure time interval for the departure site;
• generating a spatiotemporal region based on the departure site, the arrival site, and the departure time interval, the spatiotemporal region defining a three-dimensional perimeter that moves in time along a flightpath from the departure site to the arrival site;
• assigning an aircraft to the spatiotemporal region, the assignment including instructions for the aircraft to remain within the perimeter of the spatiotemporal region as the aircraft travels from the departure site to the arrival site;
• and
• monitoring locations of the aircraft over time relative to the perimeter of the spatiotemporal region.

A system comprising:

• a computing device;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium comprising stored instructions, the instructions, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations including:
• identifying a departure site and an arrival site;
• determining a departure time interval for the departure site;
• generating a spatiotemporal region based on the departure site, the arrival site, and the departure time interval, the spatiotemporal region defining a three-dimensional perimeter that moves in time along a flightpath from the departure site to the arrival site;
• assigning an aircraft to the spatiotemporal region, the assignment including instructions for the aircraft to remain within the perimeter of the spatiotemporal region as the aircraft travels from the departure site to the arrival site;
• and
• monitoring locations of the aircraft over time relative to the perimeter of the spatiotemporal region.