Advanced pRotection of critical buildinGs by Overall anticipating System

Project Information

ARGOS

Grant agreement ID: 313217

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2014

End date 31 December 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security

Total cost € 4 730 154,60

EU contribution € 3 476 412,50

Coordinated by

EVERIS AEROESPACIAL Y DEFENSA SL
Spain

Objective

"Socioeconomic activities such as supply and distribution of gas or electricity and the Infrastructures that generate it or transport it (power plants, gas pipes), are vital to the day-to-day functioning of any country. Due to several factors, the social and financial European situation, or supply constraints, energy & utilities have become, over the last years, a prominent issue in Europe.

In this light, any serious disruption on these Critical Infrastructures (producers or transporters) could have an enormous impact on the well-being of any society. How those Critical Infrastructures can anticipate any threat with the view of avoiding potential disruptions is the main goal of ARGOS project. This project proposal will enhance the capacity of those Infrastructures in order to monitor, deter, and respond to a potential threat using ‘Early Warning Technologies’.

Commonly, enhancing security capabilities entails the inherent implication of ethical aspects. In this sense, the EC is highly sensitive with this matter and it’s making relevant efforts to regulate this situation. As a starting point of the project idea and with the aim of being in tune with EC efforts, ARGOS has focus on the development of non-privacy invasive technologies such as vibration sensors. Regarding technologies that might be considered as ‘non full privacy respectful’ such as audio sensors, this will not be developed with the aim of recording conversations (but for distinguish among animals, humans or machines); and others such as video sensors, will contemplate embedded video analytics for 1st level processing (together with a 2nd level of powerful video analytics placed in the local gateway) so they will transfer only metadata instead of images."

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › acoustics
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Programme(s)

• FP7-SECURITY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security

Topic(s)

• SEC-2012.2.3-1 - Early warning security systems: physical protection of critical buildings - Capability Project

Call for proposal

FP7-SEC-2012-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

EVERIS AEROESPACIAL Y DEFENSA SL

• EU contribution: € 450 579,25
• Address: CAMINO FUENTE DE LA MORA 1 ; 28050 Madrid ; Spain
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: David De Castro (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (13)

MIRA TELECOM SRL

Romania

• EU contribution: € 260 700,00
• Address: DOAMNA GHICA STREET SCARA 3 ETAJ 7 AP 87 SECTOR 2 12 ; 022834 BUCURESTI
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Silviu Ionut Ciobanu (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ARATOS ANONYMOS ETERIA ANAPTYXIS PARAGOGIS & EMPORIAS PROIONTON PLIROFORIKIS & IPSILIS TECHNOLOGIAS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 213 440,00
• Address: RIGA FERAIOU STR 93 FLOOR 3 ; 26221 Patras
• Region: Κεντρική Ελλάδα › Δυτική Ελλάδα › Αχαΐα
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Giorgos Kostopoulos (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INFITHEON Technologies

Greece

• EU contribution: € 328 080,00
• Address: ODOS PATRIARCHOU GRIGORIOU AND NEAPOLEOS 27 THE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE PARK OF ATTIKA TE S P A LEFKIPPOS ; 15310 Ag Paraskevi
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Nikolaos Tsampieris (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

KENTRO MELETON ASFALEIAS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 138 800,00
• Address: P KANELLOPOULOU 4 ST ; 10177 Athina
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: George Leventakis (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LABORATORY IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Greece

• EU contribution: € 316 300,00
• Address: Adrianiou 2 & Papada ; 11525 Athens
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Alexandra Spyropoulou (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

HI IBERIA INGENIERIA Y PROYECTOS SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 265 800,00
• Address: CALLE JUAN HURTADO DE MENDOZA 14 PISO BAJ ; 28036 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Roberto Gimenez (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Finland

• EU contribution: € 518 805,00
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A ; 02044 VTT ESPOO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Riitta Kuusisto (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

THALES SERVICES NUMERIQUES SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 344 488,00
• Address: 19-21 AVENUE MORANE SAULNIER ; 78140 VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Yvelines
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Thierry Lamarque (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERZITA KARLOVA

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 80 480,00
• Address: OVOCNY TRH 560/5 ; 116 36 Praha 1
• Region: Česko › Praha › Hlavní město Praha
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Libor Stejskal (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ATHENA GS3-SECURITY IMPLEMENTATIONS LTD

Israel

• EU contribution: € 431 840,00
• Address: Hatzoref 5 ; 58856 Holon
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Peretz Gurel (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

"NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""

Greece

• EU contribution: € 66 056,25
• Address: END OF PATRIARCHOU GRIGORIOU E AND 27 NEAPOLEOS STREET ; 15341 Agia Paraskevi
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Marina Fontara (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE GIJON

Spain

• EU contribution: € 61 044,00
• Address: CLAUDIO ALVARGONZALEZ 32 ; 33201 GIJON
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ainhoa Puebla (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

NTT DATA SPAIN, SL

Participation ended

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CAMINO FUENTE DE LA MORA 1 ; 28050 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: David De Castro (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data