| Περιγραφή Προγράμματος: | The ACRITAS project aims to effectively respond to this challenge proposing the development of an integrated and common border security system, applied to land and sea border control. It will provide rapid deployment to harsh and isolated environments providing multifunctional surveillance capabilities, intelligent data products and innovative services to regional and national authorities.
The main objective is to develop a highly innovative and modular solution that will fulfill the needs of border security at the regional and national level, addressing major issues faced by Greece: illegal immigration, smuggling, trafficking and proliferation of dangerous materials (CBRN). Scalability, mobility and adaptability are considered to be the most important features of the system. ACRITAS could function as a stand-alone mobile Regional Coordination Centre (RCC) and/or in cooperation with the National Coordination Centre (NCC).
The ACRITAS approach aims in incorporating functionalities and operational features of a regional mobile command and control centre, providing common situational picture (CSP) and incident management applications to multiple agencies. A unique feature is the ability to support both land and maritime missions, based on the integration of on-demand sensors (electro-optics, radars, CBRN, acoustic etc) providing data in real time. The system will be fully modular combining the advantages of mobility (C&C Centre, Mini- UAVs), transportability for rapid deployment in areas of interest as well as advanced data fusion and command and control applications. This constitutes a significant evolution to the conventional Border Guard concept where fixed facilities are installed along the entire length of the border, requiring huge infrastructure expenses and a large number of operators.
Very brief descriptions of the two scenarios that will be examined within ACRITAS include:
• Land: airborne identification of a dangerous chemical agent illegally transported by a vehicle crossing the borders and identification of illegal immigrants penetrating the borders.
• Maritime: identification of small vessels carrying illegal immigrants.
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