DART is an integrated disaster management system delivering a shared, real-time Common Operational Picture (COP) for responders, commanders and coordinating authorities. Consortium structure: •Apeiroon (Italy) – Leader of the consortium and provider of deployable private 4G/5G infrastructure •DroneTools (Spain) – UAV platforms & geo-referenced sensing •DART Systems (Thailand) – System integration & command platform •Satellite backhaul – Eutelsat Current TRL level: TRL 6 Next milestone: Full operational demonstration Key differentiation: •Adoption-ready architecture •Interoperability •Alignment with incident command structures
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In major incidents, operational effectiveness is constrained by the difficulty of establishing and sustaining a Common Operating Picture (COP) in a multi-agency and cross-border response. Strategic objective: Contribute to European disaster response by ensuring decision-makers, from frontline firefighters to national and cross-border command, operate from a single, trusted and resilient COP, independent of damaged public infrastructure. Operational transformation goal: Replace fragmented, tool-based coordination with an integrated ecosystem of communications, sensing, geolocation and command. Capability gaps addressed: 1. Real-time responder tracking with contextual risk awareness 4. Secure multi-source data fusion aligned with incident command doctrine 5. Resilient, sovereign communications in infrastructure-denied environments 6. Continuous hazard intelligence from aerial and ground sources 9. Create and share actionable intelligence Integrated Systems: These gaps form an operational dependency chain. Responder tracking (Gap 1) only achieves contextual risk awareness when combined with accurate, real-time hazard intelligence (Gap 6). Incorporating multi-source information into command operations (Gap 4) depends on resilient, interoperable communications (Gap 5). When these layers function together, actionable intelligence (Gap 9) becomes possible. The consortium brings together complementary solution providers across sensing, communications and command to address this layered interdependence within one integrated, operational system. Impact ambition: Provide a scalable, interoperable architecture compatible with European public safety communications frameworks, enabling timely, actionable intelligence to support faster, better-informed life-saving decisions, reduces casualties and asset loss, and strengthen multi-agency coordination from local wildfire response to complex cross-border crises.
Disaster response technology has evolved by layering digital tools onto fragile public networks. These solutions work in stable conditions but collapse when connectivity fails. Problems with traditional solutions: These technologies often rely on commercial networks. During major incidents, radios remain the primary means of coordination, despite the risk of misunderstandings in multi-national teams. Radio channels can become saturated, limiting information exchange. Delayed intelligence increases risk and slows decision-making. Architectural innovation: 1.Deployable, private 4G/5G networks delivering sovereign, infrastructure-independent broadband coverage 2.Edge computing processing and local prioritising of data for resilience and speed 3.Integration of live, geo-referenced UAV intelligence into the Common Operational Picture 4.A standards-based, extensible data layer linking sensors, cameras, satellite feeds and responder telemetry with role-based security 5.A role-based information layer that presents distinct views of the incident to different roles, ensuring information remains relevant while limiting unnecessary data exposure Differentiators: Unified communications and command architecture. Apeiroon provides field-deployable 4G/5G modules with integrated core functionality that create secure, autonomous communication bubbles at the incident site. DroneTools contributes live, geo-referenced aerial intelligence, while DART Systems consolidates multi-source inputs into a unified command platform. Together, the consortium creates and maintains a resilient, field-ready information environment. In this shared environment, intelligence from UAVs, responders and external sources is presented graphically. Hazards, team locations and evacuation points are visualised on a common map rather than described verbally. This reduces ambiguity, limits the risk of misunderstanding and improves coordination under operational pressure.
Operational problem: In major incidents, commanders must make decisions under conditions of incomplete, delayed and sometimes conflicting information. Critical data is scattered across radios, dashboards, UAV feeds and agency-specific systems. As incidents escalate, decision-makers face delayed intelligence and inconsistent situational awareness, which in turn increases risk to responders. COP solution: The consortium delivers a resilient Common Operational Picture distributed over deployable private 4G/5G infrastructure. Information from UAVs, field teams, sensors and external intelligence sources is fused in real time and presented through role-based views aligned with incident command doctrine. •Commanders maintain strategic oversight of evolving hazards and resource allocation •Team leaders see live hazard perimeters and responder positions •Air coordination roles visualise aerial and ground assets in shared context Measured operational benefits: Hazard evolution is converted into geo-referenced intelligence and displayed alongside responder locations, enabling predictive risk awareness. Teams receive automatic alerts when entering danger zones and can transmit SOS signals instantly. Pilots can navigate smoke conditions safely, avoid conflicts and coordinate drops with precise ground awareness. Operational capacity increases not by adding tools, but by transforming how information is generated and shared within the response network. This reduces uncertainty by improving the reliability and consistency of the information on which decisions are made. By bringing responders, commanders and coordination staff at headquarters into the same robust, shared information environment, coordination becomes coherent across agencies, jurisdictions and levels of command. The result is a measurable reduction in decision latency, improved responder safety and structurally enhanced multi-agency / multi-national coordination.
Core competencies: •Telecommunications engineering •UAV manufacture, operation & deployment •Military-grade C2 integration •Field disaster response experience Operational strengths: •Multi-agency deployment experience •System integration capability •Secure communications expertise
Core competencies: •Telecommunications engineering •UAV manufacture, operation & deployment •Military-grade C2 integration •Field disaster response experience Operational strengths: •Multi-agency deployment experience •System integration capability •Secure communications expertise