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2nd Italian Pilot
The second Italian Pilot took place on Tuesday 25 January in the operational scenario of the Avigliana (Turin) area, already affected by flood events in the recent past. The exercise was organized...
French on-field exercise
On 8th and 9th November 2021, in the framework of the FASTER project, the partners met in Aix-en-Provence, France, at the ENSOSP (French National Fire Officers Academy) for a large-scale real-life...
PSCE 2021 Conference
The community of public safety and civil protection gathered on December 1st at the Public Safety Communications Europe Conference in Brussels. PSCE is an independent forum...
Cluster meeting between IMPETUS and FASTER project
In Padua on December the 2nd a cluster meeting involving the IMPETUS project: The IMPETUS project, an Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission, is an innovative project with the aim of...
COP – 2D and 3D terrain mapping control and visualization
In case of disasters such as earthquakes, flooding, fires, etc., Commanders and Team leaders need to organize teams of FR to find possible victims or prevent further spreading of disastrous...
JAPANESE PILOT
The Japanese trial pilot organized by Kwansei Gakuin University's Intelligent Blockchain+ Innovation Research Center (KGU/IBIRC) was held at Hyogo Prefectural Disaster Management and Training Center...
The FASTER UAV relay: extending communications capabilities in the field of operations
During a rescue mission, it is paramount to ensure the quality of the communications in the field allowing all operators and devices to exchange information in a timely manner, thus supporting de...
FASTER tools in action: ResCuE (RESilient CommUnication Equipment)
No phone? No power? No network? FASTER to the ResCuE Is there really a tool able to ensure that critical information can reach citizens and First Responders? Actually, there is!!! It is called...
FASTER tools in action: 3D mapping
The risks that emergency teams are exposed to when they arrive at a disaster scene can be considerable. They have the challenging but essential task of entering unknown environments like collapsed,...
FASTER in action: autonomous vehicles
Two mobile robots have been developed by Robotnik for the FASTER project. They are performing tasks as teleoperated navigation through a dangerous environment, streaming RGB and thermal video to...