‘’FASTER’’ aims to address the challenges associated with the protection of First Responders (FRs) in hazardous environments, while at the same time enhancing their capabilities in terms of situational awareness and communication. ‘’FASTER’’ will provide innovative, accepted and efficient tools, covering:
1) Data collection providing a secure IoT platform for distributed, real-time gathering and processing of heterogeneous physiological and critical environmental data from smart textiles, wearables, sensors and Social Media,
2) Operational capabilities by providing flexible, multi-functional autonomous vehicles, including swarms of them, for extended inspection capabilities and physical mitigation,
3) Risk assessment providing tools for individual health assessment and disaster scene analysis for early warning and risk mitigation,
4) Improved ergonomics providing augmented reality tools for enhanced information streaming, as well as body and gesture-based interfaces for vehicle navigation and communication,
5) Resilient communication at the field level providing haptic communication capabilities, emergency communication devices, communication with K9s; and at the infrastructure level through 5G technologies and UAVs,
6) Tactical situational awareness providing innovative visualization services for a portable Common Operational Picture for both indoor and outdoor scenarios representation. 7) Efficient Cooperation and Interoperability amongst FRs, LEA, community members and other resource providers to request and deliver assistance where and when it is most needed using blockchain technology to give everyone involved the ability to write and read data (including sensor data) on an open source platform to speed up disaster relief to a whole new level.
Project Τitle:
FASTER – FIRST RESPONDER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Project Duration: 1 May 2019 – 30 April 2022
Project URL: https://www.faster-project.eu
Project Framework & Funding:
EU Horizon 2020 – H2020-SU-SEC-2018 / RIA – Research and Innovation action
Funding: 456.250,00 €
Scientific coordinator (UNIWA): Dr Charalampos Z. Patrikakis (Professor), Email: bpatr@uniwa.gr, Tel: +30-2105381534
Consortium – Partners:
- Ethniko Kentro Erevnas kai Techologikis Anaprtyxis (CERTH) (Coordinator)
- Engineering – Ingergneria Informatica SPA (ENG)
- Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. – Ote Ae (Organismos Tilepikoinonion Tis Ellados Ote Ae) (Ote)
- Diginext (Dxt)
- Crisisplan B.V. (Cplan)
- Drone Hopper Sl (Dh)
- Robotnik Automation Sll (Rob)
- Synelixis Lyseis Pliroforikis Automatismou & Tilepikoinonion Anonimi Etairia (Syn)
- Inov Inesc Inovacao – Instituto De Novas Tecnologias (Inov)
- Fondazione Links – Leading Innovation & Knowledge For Society (Links)
- Kpeople Research Foundation (Kprf)
- Kajaanin Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy (Kamk)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Vub)
- Panepistimio Dytikis Attikis (Uwa)
- Ayuntamiento De Madrid (Adm-Pol)
- Servicio Madrileno De Salud (Summa)
- Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Officiers De Sapeurs-Pompiers (Ensosp) (Ensosp)
- Wyzsza Szkola Policji W Szczytnie (Wspol)
- Kajaanin Kaupunki (Kaj)
- Elliniki Omada Diasosis Attikis (Hrta)
- Municipio De Grandola (Mg)
- Consorzio Per Il Sistema Informativo (Csi Piemonte) (Csip)
- Kwansei Gakuin Educational Foundation (Kgu Japan)
