Their main objectives are to open lines of research in the following areas: new parameters and processes of satellite remote sensing data, new technology to capture and transmit information from terrestrial and airborne sensors (manned and UAV), technology and procedures for fighting forest fires at night, new aerial control procedures, etc.
In 2014, HISPASAT presented a concluding report to the CDTI on new terrestrial, aeronautic and satellite technology, as well as on common technology for these three areas. Likewise, they analysed future needs for data communication and the type of data necessary for emergencies and security. With the same goal in mind, they also addressed the issue of necessary video and audio communications in these environments. The activities closed with real demonstrations where the theory previously developed was put into practice. The tests in October were focused on adding and improving system functions and solving theoretical problems in a practical way, demonstrating that the system is valid for the purpose it was designed for. The most significant conclusions from these demonstrations were that the system is perfectly possible with current technology, has a very low cost, and is easy to implement, configure and install.
The PROMETEO consortium, led by INAER Helicopters, is made up of the following partners: HISPASAT, INAER Maintenance, Telvent, Indra Espacio, Deimos Imaging, Isdefe, Tecnolsylva, Expace, Geacam, Vaersa, Brainstorm, Aries, Indra Software Lab and InnovaTec.
There are 15 different public research institutions participating in PROMETEO: UPV, UCO, UCLM, USAL, FADA-CATEC, Tecnalia, FGMA, UPM, UPC, UC3M, USC, INTA, LATUV, FCSCL and ITI.
In 2014, IGNIS finished its activities with a final demonstration of the applications and developments of the project. The demonstration, done in Seville and in a real-time, controlled setting, consisted of a deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles controlled by the WIMAX satellite hybrid system and scalable coding technology, as well as by an onboard location system, the DDS (Data Distribution Services) communications protocol and a beam steer WIMAX antenna. All these elements make up the main technical solution of IGNIS.
HISPASAT leads and coordinates this project, in which important companies and research institutions from the telecommunications sector and aeronautics industry also participate, such as: Inaer, Isdefe, Tecnalia, Fada-Catec, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Albentia Systems.
Participating alongside HISPASAT in this project, coordinated by Inaer Helicopters, are Álava Ingenieros, Brainstorm, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Universidad de Alicante and Universidad de Córdoba.
