Integrated Coastal Zone Management - via - Increased situational awareness - through - Innovations on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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The 3i project aims to improve maritime safety in the cross-border area by using new technologies, implementing remotely piloted aircraft or autonomous systems. These systems also called Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAV) will allow the creation of a new, cost effective and reliable monitoring service, for maritime safety organisations that border the English Channel and southern North Sea. The 3i project will gather a consortium of scientific & specialist organisations (Further and Higher Education institutes, SMEs and economic development agencies) and Public Sector bodies (Police, harbour agencies, fire-fighting & emergency departments). The partners will work together in research and development activities, setting up a joint prototype UAV and performing joint testing and demonstrations. The main applications and scenarios for unmanned aircraft will be for search and rescue purposes, border and customs control as well as environmental screening. This cross-border project will improve knowledge on unmanned aircraft for maritime security applications and will help develop a new range of technology and business opportunities for the 2 Seas area.

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