I527-290 ESRIF Final Report (WEB).indd - European Commission
I527-290 ESRIF Final Report (WEB).indd - European Commission
I527-290 ESRIF Final Report (WEB).indd - European Commission
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• Combination of assets (coastal, ship borne, airborne, space-based)<br />
Identifi cation<br />
• Advanced integration of satellite and UAV image recognition<br />
• Advanced ISAR techniques applied to long range radars<br />
• Improvement of electro-optics solutions<br />
• Validation of information (including correlation of diff erent sources)<br />
Intelligence<br />
• Better use of COMINT (COMmunication INTelligence) / ELINT (ELectronic INTelligence) capabilities<br />
• Reasonable access to sensitive information<br />
Certifi cation allowing the use of UAVs in civil airspace<br />
The priorities identifi ed as future “must have” capabilities to ensure detection of aircraft fl ying low and slow, concern<br />
development and testing activities in the following areas:<br />
Intelligence picture<br />
• Sensors and systems should be integrated in a network based on specifi c Service Level Agreements (SLA)<br />
• Use of imagery from second generation earth observation satellites<br />
• Generation of a situational picture useful to all organisations (specifi c information can be added upon the generic picture<br />
depending on the type of user)<br />
Detection<br />
• Low cost/ high performance sensors (land, air, space based) such as mobile, small, active and passive multi-static radars<br />
to be used as gap fi llers to ATC/Air Defence coverage<br />
• Dedicated and improved land and sea clutter processing<br />
Identifi cation<br />
• Advanced aircraft identifi cation and tracking algorithms<br />
• Distribution mechanism to multiple users of aircraft identifi cation data coming from Secondary Radar Transponders<br />
Information processing (including Interoperability and Situational Awareness)<br />
• Integration of Data coming from multiple sensors (Land, Air, Satellite) and distribution to multiple users with a need to know<br />
Systems and services<br />
• Integrated Safety and Security Systems and services using future platform capabilities<br />
3.6 Conclusions<br />
In summary, WG3 identifi ed seven major mid/long term challenges:<br />
- Unlawful movement of persons and goods at border crossing points<br />
- People seeking access on the basis of false identity/documents<br />
- Detection of aircraft fl ying low and slow<br />
- Aff ordable and user friendly equipment for Border Guards<br />
- Interoperability<br />
- Detection, identifi cation and tracking of small craft at sea<br />
- Detection/Investigation of anomalies at sea<br />
These challenges have resulted in the following main capabilities to be acquired by border guards in Europe:<br />
- Capability to face increasing fl ows of persons and goods.<br />
- Interoperability and information sharing: data models, information exchange requirements, procedures to maximize<br />
Situational Awareness at all levels, between agencies within a Member State, between neighbouring Member States,<br />
within the EU and with neighbouring third countries. Information sharing should include also Pre-Frontier Intelligence.<br />
- Aff ordability:<br />
• Research is required to achieve an order of magnitude cost reduction enabling large scale deployment.<br />
• Lower cost of ownership (reliability, easy to maintain and use).<br />
- Social science research is required for understanding and modelling of threats.<br />
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