The EU-funded project COLLARIS2 (COLLaborative network on unmanned AeRIal Systems 2) focuses on the use of UAS (e.g., drones) in the field of civil protection and disaster management.
Building upon the results of COLLARIS, COLLARIS2 aims to continue, expand and further develop the already established international network of crisis management and civil protection practitioners, research institutions and public administration. The members of the network collect and transfer knowledge, exchange experiences, skills, good practices and information on operational procedures for the optimal use of drones in crisis management and rescue missions.
To effectively stimulate a wider and more complex use of UAV/UAS, the project will:
1) facilitate sharing of lessons learnt from the adoption of innovative solutions and their absorption into operational practices;
2) support the development of skills, knowledge and competences among people implementing them;
3) deliver knowledge and recommendations supporting the development and implementation of systemic solutions which represent enablers for effective use of UAV/UAS, in particular related to air traffic management.
Outputs of the project will include an Open Online Course providing an introduction to the use of UAV/UAS in emergency management, two virtual simulation training scenarios for incident commanders and the curriculum for the Course for Air Operation Coordinator, as well as several trials to demonstrate, experiment with, assess and validate different solutions and organisational arrangements for a variety of drone applications.
COLLARIS Network is coordinated by the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Science, with Disaster Competence Network Austria, Center for Security Studies (KEMEA), VALABRE, University of Skovde, Cyprus Ministry of the Interior, Netherlands Institute of Public Safety, and KIOS Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus as consortium partners.
Project’s website: https://civil-protection-knowledge-network.europa.eu/projects/collaris2
“The project has received funding from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) programme under Grant Agreement N°101193719.”
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