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Environmental crimes’ intelligence and investigation protocol based on multiple data sources

Project description

Geo-intelligence platform to strengthen the fight against environmental crime

Drones, satellite data and other advanced monitoring and analysis technologies can be used to tackle environmental crime, which is a growing concern and a threat to the planet’s ecosystem. In this context, the EU-funded EMERITUS project will develop a comprehensive investigation protocol that can be used by police and border guards. Specifically, the project will bring together police and border authorities from five countries, security experts, training specialists and technological partners to design a geo intelligence platform. This will support decision-making by providing a comprehensive view of the relevant data and information. The project will also develop a training programme that combines theory and practical simulations to empower end users to effectively use the platform.

Objective

The aim of the EMERITUS project is to realize and implement a protocol for effective environmental crime investigation, leveraging on the integration of innovative monitoring and analysis technologies (drones, satellite data, virtual sensors, geo-intelligence data, etc.), and on a complementary training programme aimed at fostering environmental enforcement authorities (e.g. Police Authorities and Border Guards Authorities) intelligence and investigation capabilities, at national and cross-border level. In order to achieve this goal, the EMERITUS consortium has gathered 8 Police/Border Guard authorities from 5 countries, 4 security experts, 2 training specialists and 6 technological partners, that will be the core of the platform.
The consortium will focus on the co-creation of an investigation protocol centered on environmental crimes investigation, that will orient to the creation of the geo-intelligence platform. This platform will integrate several monitoring and investigation technologies and data sources, in a single view to support Police Authorities and decision-makers. Secondly, a new training programme for Police Authorities and other security practitioners, focused on environmental (waste-related) crimes investigation and prevention, will be delivered combining both theoretical aspects and hand-on simulations to empower end-users to actually use the platform and related technologies. Such exercises will serve to validate both the platform and the protocol, via simulations based on 4 realistic use cases (heterogeneous and of growing complexity), taking advantage of the shared will of Police Authorities and Border Guards to focus on ad hoc demonstration sites, with the additional availability of partners’ simulation facilities. The validation of the platform and of the protocol will result in the successful elaboration of a set of evidence-based recommendations for policy authorities and decision-makers.

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01

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Coordinator

GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SA
Net EU contribution

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€ 249 025,00
Address
CALLE ISAAC NEWTON PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE MADRID
28760 TRES CANTOS
Spain

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Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 553 250,00

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