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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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