The 5G4LIVES project is an initiative implemented across 2 geographic clusters: Latvia and Italy. The project aims to leverage 5G connectivity and other innovative technologies, such as UAVs (or drones) and alternative hydrogen power, to enhance public safety and environmental health. Project seeks to enable optimal emergency management and data-driven forecasting through real-time aerial situational awareness and automatic vulnerability assessment of at-risk areas. This will contribute to increased public and environmental safety, save lives, enable forecasting of potential danger.
The 5G4LIVES project will also conduct studies to map and develop safety protocols and procedures for drone flying over urban areas in Riga and validate a joint methodology for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights that will be also valid at the EU level. Communication activities will target local, national and EU cities and networks, informing on new technology-enabled business solutions.
European partner
Rigas Pilsetas Pasvaldiba (LV) Coordinator, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons SIA (LV), Biedriba Vefresh (LV), Valsts Akciju Sabiedriba Elektroniskie Sakari (LV), WIND TRE SPA (IT), Comune di Torino (IT), Politecnico di Torino (IT).
The project in Torino
The project partners in Turin will develop a 5G-enabled real-time situational awareness and vulnerability assessment service to mitigate the threat and impact of natural disasters in the local hills. This use case will also involve the testing and implementation of 5G-enabled anti-drone-hacking technology, as well as studies on how best to integrate satellite data, making it interoperable with that acquired by drones. This will improve pilot drone command and control, mission planning and accurate real-time tracking of the moving vehicle, as well as support the identification, extension and analysis of vulnerabilities.
As part of this task, the partners will design the use case differentiating the two different scenarios that will be realised (one for each intended use case. While one use case will test and evaluate the effectiveness and performance of UAVs in the management of an ongoing emergency, providing aerial situational awareness, the other will focus on the deployment of UAVs during an aerial monitoring mission to test and evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the service in the context of data collection and processing at a critical site – to be selected during the project life cycle to ensure strategic needs are met.
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This project was funded by the CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY – 5G FOR SMART COMMUNITIES programme under grant agreement No. 101133716.
EU contribution to the city of Torino
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