Related Projects
As part of the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, liaison has been established among the DRS-02 Cluster projects ASSISTANCE, CURSOR, FASTER, INTREPID, PathoCERT, RESPOND-A, RESPONDRONE, Search & Rescue, MED1stMR, INGENIOUS, NIGHTINGALE, RESCUER, TeamAware, SIXTHSENSE which are funded under the same topic SU-DRS02-2018-2019-2020 – Technologies for first responders, by sharing their concept and activities while creating synergies and planning future joint actions.
Communication synergies among similar projects funded under the Horizon 2020 programme are a great opportunity to share experiences, common practices, communicate projects’ activities and results, seek opportunities for cooperation on issues related to Crisis Management, Security and Search and Rescue as well as to increase their visibility to a wider audience.
The cluster is making efforts to invite more projects to join. FLEXI-cross is one of the recently invited projects that joined our cluster. Below is more information about the related projects, that are currently participating in the Cluster.
INGENIOUS Related Projects
First responder Advanced technologies for Safe and efficient Emergency Response (FASTER) aims to address the challenges associated with the protection of first responders in hazardous environments, while at the same time enhancing their capabilities in terms of situational awareness and communication.
FASTER’s main objective is twofold:
- to help and protect first responders during their operation
- to enhance their capabilities in terms of situational awareness and communication.
Read more about FASTER on its website: https://www.faster-project.eu/
Follow the project on social media:
Twitter: @fasterproject
Instagram: @h2020_fasterproject
Facebook: @FasterProjectH2020
LinkedIn: @FASTER-project Horizon 2020
ASSISTANCE proposes a holistic solution capable of offering different configuration modes for providing the tailored information outcome needed by each FR organization. With this solution, ASSISTANCE will enhance the FRs SA during their mitigation activities through the integration of new paradigms, tools and technologies (e.g. drones/robots equipped with different sensors, robust communications capabilities, etc.) with the main objective of increasing both their protection and their efficiency.
For more general information please check the project website: https://assistance-project.eu/.
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Twitter: @ASSISTANCEh2020
LinkedIn: @ASSISTANCE project
Watch also the ASSISTANCE video for more details.
The CURSOR project is a new European research initiative that will develop a CURSOR Search and Rescue Kit using soft miniaturised robotic equipment, drones, and advanced sensors reducing time for detection and rescue of victims trapped under debris while increasing the personal safety of the SaR teams. The project started on September 1st 2019 and will run until August 2022. It is led by the German Federal Relief Agency (THW) and works closely together with First Responders to meet their needs.
To learn more about CURSOR and ongoing activities visit the project’s website: https://www.cursor-project.eu/
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Twitter: @CURSOR_H2020
LinkedIn: @CURSOR project
INTREPID (Intelligent Toolkit for Reconnaissance and assessmEnt in Perilous InciDents) started in October 2020. The EU-funded INTREPID project aims to help first responders by providing a platform that will improve the 3D exploration and analysis of disaster zones. This platform will be based on intelligence amplification and extended reality concepts, with smart cybernetic assistants as well as innovative deep indoor networking and positioning capabilities. Thanks to this platform, first responders will be able to immediately start operations without having to wait for specialised teams or for the zone to be fully secured.
You can read more information about INTREPID on the project’s website: https://intrepid-project.eu/ & https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/883345.
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Twitter: @EU_intrepid
LinkedIn: @Intrepid Project
Facebook: @eu.intrepid
The Search & Rescue project will design, implement and test through a series of large scale pilot scenarios a highly interoperable open architecture platform for first responders enhancing their decision making and providing a dynamic common operational picture of the crisis.
For more information about Search & Rescue visit the project’s website: www.search-and-rescue.eu.
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Twitter: @SAR_H2020
LinkedIn: @Search and Rescue Project
ResponDrone will develop an integrated solution for first responders to easily operate several drones with multiple synchronized missions to enhance their situation assessment capacity and own protection.
More information can be found on the project’s website: https://respondroneproject.com/
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Twitter: @ResponDrone
LinkedIn: @ResponDrone
Facebook: @ResponDrone
YouTube: @ResponDrone Project
PathoCERT aims to strengthen the coordination capability of first responders in the event that they have to work in places where the risk of contamination via water is high. Within this scope, the project will produce pathogen contamination emergency response technologies, tools and guidelines to be validated by first responders, helping them to detect pathogens quickly and to better control emergencies.
You can read more information about PathoCERT on the project’s website: https://pathocert.eu/.
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Twitter: @pathoCERT
LinkedIn: @PathoCERT
RESPOND-A project aims at developing holistic and easy-to-use solutions for First Responders by bringing together the complementary strengths of its Investigators in 5G wireless communications, Augmented and Virtual Reality, autonomous robot and unmanned aerial vehicle coordination, intelligent wearable sensors and smart monitoring, geovisual analytics and immersive geospatial data analysis, passive and active localization and tracking, and interactive multi-view 360o video streaming.
For more information, visit https://respond-a-project.eu/.
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Twitter: @respond_a
LinkedIn: @Respond A Project
The Horizon 2020 research project MED1stMR started in June 2021 and transforms current training practices to better prepare medical first responders (MFR) for stressful situations. Innovative mixed reality (MR) technology is developed to combine real-world medical simulators with virtual environments. The project will train medical first responders in MR environments to improve their situational awareness, resilience, and effective performance in medical emergencies in highly complex and unpredictable situations.
More information about the project is available on the website: www.med1stmr.eu
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Twitter: @Med1stmr
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/79348257/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MED1stMR
Major emergencies have increased in complexities and scale. They have become more severe in magnitude and societal repercussions. They cross borders and affect the livelihoods of local and global communities. To increase resilience and disaster protection in the European Union, it is imperative to use the most advanced technology and up-to-date civil protection systems.
The project aims to optimise current procedures and methods and to enhance the operational capacities of emergency medical services and civil protection agencies in mass casualty incidents.
NIGHTINGALE will offer intelligent, integrated, and interconnected tools and services. These technological solutions will be complemented with a commonly agreed operational framework that will be embedded seamlessly within the workflow.
The project will enhance pre-hospital life support and triage procedures in two distinct ways. One, by integrating training and validation approaches involving first responders in real-life scenarios. Two, by developing tools for challenging and complex environments.
More information about the project is available on the website: https://www.nightingale-triage.eu/
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Twitter: @NGTriageEU
LinkedIn: @NIGHTINGALE Project
YouTube: @NIGHTINGALE Project
RESCUER aims to design and develop a First-Responder-centered technology toolkit that will empower the next generation of First Responders (FR) by enhancing their operational capacity and safety, specifically in adverse conditions, both environmental and infrastructure-wise.
Adopting the “HERO” (enHanced nEw eRa first respOnder) concept, RESCUER will deliver a toolkit offering:
· Sense augmentation,
· Precise and infrastructure-less self-positioning,
· Cognitive support and multi-sense AR interfaces,
· Robust ad-hoc intra-team communications for both verbal and data exchanges.
RESCUER will also introduce the capability of extracting environment information “in situ and infrastructure-wise.
More information about the project is available on the website: https://rescuerproject.eu/
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Twitter: @h2020_rescuer
LinkedIn: @H2020-RESCUER
Facebook: @H2020-Rescuer
The main objective of the TeamAware Project is to develop an integrated and cost-efficient situational awareness system for first responders from different sectors with heterogeneous and hardly interoperable sensor units including drone mounted, wearable, and external sensor systems. Thus, TeamAware enhances crisis management, flexibility and reaction capability of first responders from different sectors through real-time, fused, refined, and manageable information by using highly-standardised augmented reality and mobile human machine interfaces.
More information about the project is available on the website: https://teamaware.eu/
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Twitter: @TeamAware_EU
Facebook: @TeamAware Project
LinkedIn: @TeamAware
YouTube: @TeamAware EU Project
SIXTHSENSE is a multidisciplinary innovation and research action with the overall aim of developing a wearable health monitoring system with closed loop tactile biofeedback, that allows first responders in hazardous situations to sense their current health status. It will allow early detection of risk factors that could lead to rapid deterioration of health or operation capabilities of first responders, by leveraging predictive models based on multi modal biosensor data (e.g., lactate, Na, K, HR, temperature). As a team management tool, it will enable real-time monitoring of all deployed operatives, helping increase team effectiveness and operational safety.
To help accelerate the pace of technological advancements aimed at first responders, beyond the scope of the project, SIXTHSENSE will establish a novel research methodology for sustainable inclusion of first responders in a co-development process.
More information about the project is available on the website: https://sixthsenseproject.eu/
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Twitter: @SIXTHSENSEproj
Instagram: @sixthsense.h2020
YouTube: @SixthsenseProject
The FLEXI-cross (Flexible and Improved Border-Crossing Experience for Passengers and Authorities) project targets the deployment and continuous validation of a toolkit of innovative border checking solutions in real operational environments. These solutions will deliver increased security and reliability of border checks for people and goods which can be enabled by innovative technologies [5G and Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Big Data and Predictive Analytics, Cloud and Edge Computing and more], aiming at enhancing and improving the border management capabilities.
The resulting flexibility and dynamicity of border check planning will offer novel capabilities such as dynamic deployment of check-points and support via mobile applications for border personnel, while guaranteeing a high level of security, privacy of personal data and protection of people's fundamental rights. The design and architecture of the implemented solutions will be based on the analysis of the technical and service requirements of the EU border authorities (e.g., Frontex) and will offer seamless integration with existing systems and devices currently utilised by them.
More information can be found: https://flexicross-project.eu/
Follow the project on social media:
Twitter: @flexi-cross
Facebook: @FLEXI-cross
LinkedIn: @FLEXI-cross
ASSISTANCE PROJECT
ASSISTANCE proposes a holistic solution capable of offering different configuration modes for providing the tailored information outcome needed by each FR organization. With this solution, ASSISTANCE will enhance the FRs SA during their mitigation activities through the integration of new paradigms, tools and technologies (e.g. drones/robots equipped with different sensors, robust communications capabilities, etc.) with the main objective of increasing both their protection and their efficiency.
INTREPID PROJECT
INTREPID (Intelligent Toolkit for Reconnaissance and assessmEnt in Perilous InciDents) started in October 2020. The EU-funded INTREPID project aims to help first responders by providing a platform that will improve the 3D exploration and analysis of disaster zones. This platform will be based on intelligence amplification and extended reality concepts, with smart cybernetic assistants as well as innovative deep indoor networking and positioning capabilities. Thanks to this platform, first responders will be able to immediately start operations without having to wait for specialised teams or for the zone to be fully secured.
ResponDrone PROJECT
The EU-funded ResponDrone project has been active for almost two years, making real progress in achieving its goal of developing and applying a fleet of drones operated by a single pilot in emergency situations, providing critical information and communication services to first responders.
CURSOR PROJECT
The CURSOR project is a new European research initiative that will develop a CURSOR Search and Rescue Kit using soft miniaturised robotic equipment, drones, and advanced sensors reducing time for detection and rescue of victims trapped under debris while increasing the personal safety of the SaR teams. The project started on September 1st 2019 and will run until August 2022. It is led by the German Federal Relief Agency (THW) and works closely together with First Responders to meet their needs.
FASTER PROJECT
First responder Advanced technologies for Safe and efficient Emergency Response (FASTER) is a H2020 project aiming to help and protect first responders during their operations and enhance their capabilities in terms of situational awareness and communication.
SEARCH & RESCUE PROJECT
Both man-made and natural disasters such as earthquakes and terrorist attacks can result in people being trapped under debris and collapsed structures. In these critical situations, a timely and effective response is crucial and can prevent or significantly reduce the number of casualties. This is why First responders and rescue teams need to be equipped with cutting edge tools and specialised instrumentations in order to enhance their capabilities, namely in terms of accuracy, quick localization, and reduction of false alarms.
PathoCERT PROJECT
Developing emergency response technologies for detecting and managing waterborne pathogen contamination events
During emergency response operations, first responders are at risk of being exposed to dangerous pathogens (such as norovirus, e. coli and v. cholerae) through skin contact, ingestion or inhalation. These pathogens pose a significant risk of illness, disease or even death. Currently, there are very few available field-validated technologies to assist first responders when having to operate within an environment with such dangerous pathogens.
RESPOND-A PROJECT
Wildfires, floodings, earthquakes and man-made incidents are striking Europe on a regular basis. These crises are often unforeseen and elicit a complex response mechanism, involving different categories of first responders such as firemen, police, medical operation teams and volunteers. The participation of such heterogeneous groups with specific operational procedures and chain of command, poses real challenges in terms of coordinating actions and getting a clear overview of the emergency response.