Open sea and close maritime protection
Security and safety of port installations and maritime routes
The rise and multiplicity of maritime risks and threats are the basis for a global approach to security of seas and coasts aimed at
protecting activities and installations within the framework of « Homeland Security ».
A diversified area of operation
Maritime protection covers monitoring and intervention in maritime zones, either from the coasts or from offshore. Each mission integrates issues applied to a more or less restraint maritime area: open sea or close protection.
Technological innovation faces challenges
The keys to innovation are based on :
- Fixed and mobile acquisition systems, IT and network systems, data processing software and decision-making tools
- Sensor equipment, drones (surface, underwater and air) and intervention means
- Modelling of the environment, equipment and missions.
Strategic challenges include :
- The integration and globalisation of maritime surveillance systems
- The detection and analysis of abnormal behaviour
- The implementation of integrated security and safety territorial policies, at the european level in particular.
A diversified area of operation
Maritime protection covers monitoring and intervention in maritime zones, either from the coasts or from offshore. Each mission integrates issues applied to a more or less restraint maritime area: open sea or close protection.
Technological innovation faces challenges
The keys to innovation are based on :
- Fixed and mobile acquisition systems, IT and network systems, data processing software and decision-making tools
- Sensor equipment, drones (surface, underwater and air) and intervention means
- Modelling of the environment, equipment and missions.
Strategic challenges include :
- The integration and globalisation of maritime surveillance systems
- The detection and analysis of abnormal behaviour
- The implementation of integrated security and safety territorial policies, at the european level in particular.
International market potentials
Maritime protection markets constitute high potential targets for numerous actors, either concerning their technologies and mastered know-how, or through the valorisation of their duality (military technologies used for civilian applications).
Proven territorial strengths
The Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Region benefits from the establishment of key international actors from the defence industry (Thales, DCNS and EADS) and their vast sub-contractor network.
Regional research laboratories address the majority of the issues identified concerning maritime protection, and universities offer Masters in these areas. Pôle Mer PACA gathers regional actors know how to develop innovative projects.
