A Sensor Concept for Superior Surveillance
Stefan Axberg, Joel Brynielsson, Martin Norsell · 2007
A highly developed aerial surveillance concept is presented. When fully implemented, the outlined surveillance system enhances situational awareness in two ways: it enhances the overall situational awareness in a large, possibly multinational, area and it provides the possibility to gain additional awareness in critical sites. The system is intended to be beneficial within various kinds of crisis management situations, e.g., disaster relief situations, humanitarian crises, chemical discharges, etc. In particular, the combination of large-area coverage with the possibility to instantly gain local situational awareness is believed to allow for pan-European collaboration and interoperability. Another targeted area includes critical ground sites such as ground transportation and infrastructure. The proposed concept uses surveillance at different altitudes and passes on near real-time information to a variety of end users through its embedded sensor and communications architecture.