Special Events Support by Satellite System

 

Special Event Support by Satellite System

The SPESSS (SPecial Events Support by Satellite System) project responds to the 2nd GJU Call of Area 3: Innovation and International initiatives Innovation by Small and Medium Enterprises
With the start of operation of EGNOS, new applications can be developed and put in services to demonstrate the differentiators with respect to the existing technologies, and to promote the market for the future GALILEO. In this context the Galileo Joint Undertaking has launched a specific call reserved to the SME’s to stimulate innovation and SME participation, to GALILEO research and development activities that shall bring new knowledge to GALILEO itself, and shall aim at developing new products and processes. Even from the experience of GPS, where some 300 new SME were created (some of them are currently far ahead of being still “small”!) it is clear that a key of success for the future utilization of GALILEO requires from the Industrial side: flexibility, adaptation, closeness with a wide spread of potential Users. These are characteristics that perfectly match with the SMEs that can be one essential ring of the value chain that lead to large market opportunities. Taking this fact in due account, the GJU decided:

• to request formally in the call the participation of SME in the proposing Teams
• to reserve a Call specifically to the SME’s, the one to which the SPESSS proposal is answering

Taking into account the activity framework suggested by this call and GALILEO deliverables, this project will be developed around “Niche market, scientific and innovative application” axis, and will be focused on applications development for the Security and Emergency domain, in order to propose new GNSS-based solutions, following the “Geo referenced information” concept.
In this application scenario,software development and demonstration of the innovative technological solution will provide the proof-of-concept in the Security and Emergency domain, while EGNOS signal assessment will be carried out in order to verify the GNSS performances.
The scope of SPESSS project is to develop innovative applications and services based on EGNOS signals. These will be transferred in a real market such as the Special Events Management, with special focus on the Security, Safety and Emergency Management, to give a prove of concept concerning the benefits provided by this technology. EGNOS technology will be exploited, together with latest software technologies such as the "Personal Intelligent Agents", and latest generation of user Terminal, such as PDAs; they will rely on an advanced infrastructure, specifically focused on Personal Info-Mobility, whose main components are a Service Control Centres and Mobile User Terminals (MUTs). In fact, exploiting experiences acquired during previous EC and GJU projects, a software infrastructure called X-Info (an evolution of the software infrastructure developed during the "INStANT Olympic" projects, in the 5th Framework Programme) will be used. The innovative applications that will be developed, will support new applications that will enhance the efficiency in the security, safety and emergency management, and will optimise the reaction time of the staff to recover the emergency situation. Through a demonstration activity, this project will definitely take the EGNOS technology to the attention and in the hands of the agencies involved in the management of the Security, Safety and Emergency for the Special Events, giving them the opportunity to exploit, conveniently and efficiently, this technology. The system will provide the security staff with selected, personalised and heterogeneous multi media information, that will reach them in "push" mode (without any need to ask for them). These information will be related to the staff's position on the territory, compared not only with the place in which there is an emergency, but also taking into account the specific staff's roles, the relative position of colleagues and facilities. The project, whose demonstration activity will be carried out in Turin, has the endorsement of the Torino 2006 Organising Committee (TOROC).
This entity is highly representative from “user” point of view, giving external support to the project in the definition of the user needs.