KEMEA Member of the COLLaborative network on unmanned AeRIal Systems 2 (COLLARIS2)
COLLARIS (COLLaborative network on unmanned AeRIal Systems) focuses on the use of UAS (e.g., drones) in the field of civil protection and disaster management. Building upon the results of COLLARIS, COLLARIS2 aims to continue, expand and further develop the already established international network of crisis management and civil protection practitioners, research institutions and public administration. The members of the network collect and transfer knowledge, exchange experiences, skills, good practices and information on operational procedures for the optimal use of drones in crisis management and rescue missions.
To effectively promote the broader and more complex use of UAS, the project will:
a) facilitate sharing of lessons learnt from the adoption of innovative solutions and their absorption into operational practices
b) support the development of skills, knowledge and competences among people implementing them
c) deliver knowledge and recommendations supporting the development and implementation of systemic solutions which represent enablers for effective use of UAV/UAS, in particular related to air traffic management.
COLLARIS2 is an EU funded research project of 24-months duration started on 1/1/2025 and consisting of the following consortium core partners:
Coordinator: The Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Science – Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk (CBK PAN) – Poland
Beneficiaries:
Disaster Competence Network Austria (DCNA), Center for Security Studies- Kentro Meleton Asfaleias (KEMEA), Entente pour la forêt Méditerranéenne (VALABRE), University of Skovde – Sweden – Hogskolan I Skovde (HS), Ministry of Interior – Cyprus, Netherlands Institute of Public Safety (NIPV), University of Cyprus
KEMEA participates in almost all tasks of the project and more in particular leads the task of selecting and overviewing at least 12 drone use cases producing a Virtual „booklet” to be published on Union Civil Protection Mechanism Knowledge Network (UCPM KN) platform.
The project has received funding from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) programme under Grant Agreement N°101193719.
