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The aim of this advisory board is to help define a short term action plan for civil protection, provide a permanent overview of developments in civil protection satellite services worldwide, and establish a possible longer term civil protection satellite telecommunications programme jointly with ESA.
ESA has already committed 900 000 Euro to enable the implementation of three pilot projects over the coming year. These are designed to demonstrate different ways in which satellite systems can contribute to the operational efficiency of civil protection agencies by enhancing the capability and reliability of their existing communications systems. These projects will be reviewed in Vienna with detailed presentations.
The success of this initiative depends upon co-operation with the largest possible number of European civil protection agencies, either through their active participation in particular pilot projects or simply by them providing information to the project teams.
In this second meeting, national civil protection agencies will make presentations highlighting their own perspectives on relevant communications issues.
Please note that the meeting in Vienna is open only to representatives of civil protection authorities.
17 Nov 2006
Satellite communications can offer new and efficient solutions for civil protection. To further this aim, the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to better understand the needs of the potential users ? the civil protection agencies in Europe which have realised, through a variety of dramatic experiences, that it is not possible to rely solely on terrestrial communications.
The aim of this advisory board is to help define a short term action plan for civil protection, provide a permanent overview of developments in civil protection satellite services worldwide, and establish a possible longer term civil protection satellite telecommunications programme jointly with ESA.
ESA has already committed 900 000 Euro to enable the implementation of three pilot projects over the coming year. These are designed to demonstrate different ways in which satellite systems can contribute to the operational efficiency of civil protection agencies by enhancing the capability and reliability of their existing communications systems. These projects will be reviewed in Vienna with detailed presentations.
The success of this initiative depends upon co-operation with the largest possible number of European civil protection agencies, either through their active participation in particular pilot projects or simply by them providing information to the project teams.
In this second meeting, national civil protection agencies will make presentations highlighting their own perspectives on relevant communications issues.
Please note that the meeting in Vienna is open only to representatives of civil protection authorities.
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