ARESIBO

ARESIBO

ARESIBO will first develop a model of a state of the art border surveillance/control system (with two sub-models: one for the land borders and one for the maritime borders as there are significant differences in terms of assets) integrating and leveraging the results from previous/on- going projects including: intuitive non-disruptive Augmented Reality tools for improved user perception; Hybrid Communication Network for remote areas support; a private cloud with Augmented Intelligence capabilities; integration of diverse Surveillance Platforms; collaboration with Agencies, Organisations, and Countries; Interoperability Layer for data and interfaces; Decision-support tools; Serious Games for user training; and a first implementation of CISE network. ARESIBO considers the use of all types of unmanned systems, namely Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) that can meet the operational requirements of different border security missions and have the potential to lead and autonomously accomplish difficult and dangerous operations, limiting man losses and operational costs significantly.

How does it work

ARESIBO focuses on the operational and tactical layers by covering a wide range of multipurpose borderland operational tasks and coast guard functions including border surveillance and area examination, patrolling and tasking, situational awareness, analysis of potential threats, search and rescue activities, joint planning of field operations. The envisaged platform addresses the problem of providing enhanced and integrated situation awareness to the operational personnel acting in-situ and in the C2 by developing (a) intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for border security tools, (b) cloud-based decision-support services and tools for field and C2 operators, and (c) the needed communication infrastructure to accomplish border control and security tasks. ARESIBO technical solution is based on three technology pillars. In particular, ARESIBO will equip field officers, on-scene commanders and C2 operators with a holistic view of available heterogeneous data and will make the in-field activities easily accessible via non-disruptive interfaces based on Augmented Reality. ARESIBO will also provide border and coast guard personnel with a complete suite of Augmented Intelligence tools and services hosted by a private cloud-based infrastructure ready to be used on- demand in order to fulfil their regular activities. To secure permanent connectivity between the field units and the C2, ARESIBO will deploy an Augmented Communication and Sensing infrastructure based on an Intelligent Hybrid Network equipped with secure communication protocols including Satellite Communications and 4G/LTE.At the same time, ARESIBO will complement the operational support with interoperable interfaces in terms of (a) standardized data and service formats for incidents/resources/tasks, (b) standardized framework for delivering AR data, and (c) interoperable network interfaces.

The innovation

Scientific excellence and technological innovation will be top priorities for the project. ARESIBO will enhance the current state-of-the-art through technological breakthroughs in Mobile Augmented Reality and Wearables, Robust and Secure Telecommunications, Swarm Robotics and Planning of Context-Aware Autonomous Missions, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in order to implement user-friendly tools for border and coast guards. The system will improve the cognitive capabilities and the perception of border guards through intuitive user interfaces, will help them acquire a clear and more accurate understanding of the current conditions by filtering the huge amount of available information stemming from multiple sources and, ultimately, will help them respond fast and effectively when a critical situation takes place.

Project Consortium

The formed consortium has been shaped of thirteen (20) partners from five (10) European countries.The project combines different key players and organisation in order to ensure a multifarious cooperation, bringing together expertise from 6 End-users (FBG, HMOD, Portuguese Navy – MARINHA, BDI, SPP, CBRA), 2 Large Industrial Companies (AIRBUS, VIASAT), 6 Small and Medium Enterprises (IES Solutions, UBIMAX, TEK-ASDS, ROBOTNIK, MST, ADMES), 6 Research and Technology Organisations (UOA, IML, CERTH, VTT, NATO CMRE, ISIG).