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Maritime surveillance : Infrastructures and Services
Under the honourable patronage of
Mr. Nicolas SARKOZY
Président of the Republic
The world wide competitiveness cluster “Pôle Mer Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur” and its partners are setting up the next SeaTIMED / SPACEMAR conference in Toulon (French Riviera) on 2011, September 27th/28th at Neptune Congress Centre.
This event, dedicated to land, sea or space based maritime surveillance will bring together top international experts, among which DG MARE, ESA, EMSA, ASI, EUSC, Frontex, SHOM..... It will prepare for the future of safety and security at sea for all levels of usage: European agencies, states, military/port/commercial bodies, businesses, and professional and leisure sailors.
SeaTIMed/SPACEMAR has 3 main aims:
- Develop a common vision amongst the key European maritime countries,
- Understand the integration of space into other maritime surveillance systems,
- Implement a strategic road map for the development of operational systems.
The symposium will focus on the following objectives:
- Bring together key players (end users, institutions, industries) to assess the current contribution and capabilities offered by space in maritime surveillance (SATCOM, observation, navigation...) on projects or systems already under way.
- Propose specific actions at the highest European level to develop the necessary infrastructure, particularly at the next ministerial conference on space in 2012.
- Develop a common vision for the use of space in the development of maritime services with appropriate quality standards and in line with the integrated European maritime policy.
We will have the honour to welcome for this event Marc THIERCELIN and Jean Louis ETIENNE. They will give us their vision of the use of satellite data in maritime operations.
