Near-real-time monitoring activities: today and tomorrow Frontex Situation Centre Dirk Vande Ryse

Content What is Frontex? Tasks of Frontex Situation Centre Frameworks: Eurosur & Copernicus Eurosur Fusion Services: examples and success stories Way forward: Coordinated European Monitoring

Established in 2004, located in Warsaw, since 2016 based on EBCG Regulation Tasks: Monitoring and analysing situation Vulnerability assessment Joint operations, returns Research, innovation, training

Frontex Situation Centre: staying on the top of situation Situation monitoring and reporting Eurosur Fusion Services / Copernicus Operational information exchange Crisis management support Operational media monitoring

Eurosur: border surveillance framework European situational and pre-frontier intelligence picture Network of National Coordination Centres and Frontex hub Fighting cross-border crime, terrorism, people smuggling Search and rescue, saving lives

EU: Copernicus programme Aim: developing European information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in situ (non-space) data. Managed by EC

Eurosur / Copernicus Fusion Services S1 Incident Reporting S2 Vessel Monitoring and Tracking S3 Tracking Vessels of Interest S4 Vessel Detection Enhance situational awareness and reaction capability 13 monitoring, reporting, environmental, and analytical services Support from European partners (EMSA, EFCA, EU SatCen) and EU’s Copernicus Programme S5 Meteo S6 Visual Data Discovery S7 Maritime Simulation S8 Satellite Imagery S9 Anomaly Detection S10 Visualisation Tools S11 Coastal Monitoring S12 Pre-frontier Monitoring S13 Reference Imagery / Mapping

Eurosur Fusion Services: vessels S1 Incident Reporting S2 Vessel Monitoring and Tracking S3 Tracking Vessels of Interest Past and present vessel positions Detection with satellite radar scans Alerts on anomalous movements Reporting on vessels of interest Simulation of future movements S4 Vessel Detection S5 Meteo S6 Visual Data Discovery S7 Maritime Simulation S8 Satellite Imagery S9 Anomaly Detection S10 Visualisation Tools S11 Coastal Monitoring S12 Pre-frontier Monitoring S13 Reference Imagery / Mapping

Eurosur Fusion Services: earth observation S1 Incident Reporting S2 Vessel Monitoring and Tracking S3 Tracking Vessels of Interest Very high resolution satellite imagery Satellite radar scans supporting vessel detection S4 Vessel Detection S5 Meteo S6 Visual Data Discovery S7 Maritime Simulation S8 Satellite Imagery S9 Anomaly Detection S10 Visualisation Tools S11 Coastal Monitoring S12 Pre-frontier Monitoring S13 Reference Imagery / Mapping

Eurosur Fusion Services: environmental S1 Incident Reporting S2 Vessel Monitoring and Tracking S3 Tracking Vessels of Interest Past, current, and forecasted weather and oceanographic conditions Weather alerts for predefined criteria S4 Vessel Detection S5 Meteo S6 Visual Data Discovery S7 Maritime Simulation S8 Satellite Imagery S9 Anomaly Detection S10 Visualisation Tools S11 Coastal Monitoring S12 Pre-frontier Monitoring S13 Reference Imagery / Mapping

Eurosur Fusion Services: reporting S1 Incident Reporting S2 Vessel Monitoring and Tracking S3 Tracking Vessels of Interest Reporting operational activities, border incidents Data collection, quality control, processing, visualisation, and dissemination Large amounts of operational data presented in a user friendly way S4 Vessel Detection S5 Meteo S6 Visual Data Discovery S7 Maritime Simulation S8 Satellite Imagery S9 Anomaly Detection S10 Visualisation Tools S11 Coastal Monitoring S12 Pre-frontier Monitoring S13 Reference Imagery / Mapping

Success story: radar detection of a boat with 35 people EFS radar image detected an object between Spain and Morocco 35 people were saved from the boat in the area of a joint operation

Success story: gun smuggling vessel interception Vessel Haddad I tracked by EFS intercepted by Greek authorities Smuggled guns, ammunition and cigarettes found on board

Today and tomorrow: Coordinated European Monitoring tested in practice Multipurpose Aerial Surveillance supporting Frontex and EFCA Pilot project in Central Mediterranean March-April 2017 Real-time streaming of data from airplane to partners Cross-border crime Search and rescue Fishery control

Tomorrow: Coordinated European Monitoring Complimentary close-to-real-time (e.g. satellite imagery) and real-time (planes, RPAS) monitoring Monitoring hub involving European partners Coast guard functions framework: multiple purposes