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Connecting the unconnected society

Technologies to support humanitarian operations and disaster affected communities

Christèle Donadini, Innovation Manager

WGET ICT Innovation Forum - 11th of April 2014, Luxembourg

Objectives & Scenario

11 April 2014 | WGET ICT Innovation Forum 2

On this Friday morning, Country A was struck by a powerful earthquake.

An hour later, a tsunami washed over the coast with water levels reaching over 30 feet high.

Since the initial earthquake, there have been more than 50 aftershocks.

Approximately 250.000 people are affected

and terrestrial communication infrastructures are dispersed and not working.

How innovative and managed solutions can be utilized to connect the affected population

and support humanitarian operations after a disaster

STEP 1

Get visibility on the extent of the disaster

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Timely information to efficiently manage & coordinate rescue activities

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Rapid transmission of satellite imagery and data is vital for catastrophe response and relief

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European Data Relay Satellite System

• Using traditional methods of satellite data transfer, the re-tasking of the space assets may be delayed for up to hours

before the satellite is flying over a ground station.

• Similarly the data download can be delayed significantly due to missing contact with the spacecraft. Losing valuable

time in a critical situation.

Earth Observation Satellites Imagery

European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS)

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• Bi-directional data transfer between EO satellites and

ground stations:

- Downlink of data from the LEO sat / spacecrafts / UAVs to the

ground

- Transfer of tasking messages between the ground and the

spacecraft

• Optical laser Inter Satellite Link (ISL) technology with up to

1.8 Gbps relay capabilities

• Additional relay service in Ka-band to cater for all types of

EO satellites and UAVs

• Data reception through EDRS ground station network or

directly at customer’s processing / archiving centres very

low data latency (in minutes, rather than hours)

• Future extension of the system with 2 further nodes to

provide complete global coverage and long-term system

redundancy beyond 2030

SpaceDataHighway offering near-real time telecommunication service between spacecraft

&/or high altitude airborne platforms and the ground


Response maps of devastated areas & Common operating picture

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• Satellites constellation: Pléiades, TerraSAR-X &

TanDEM-X, SPOT family, DEIMOS, FORMOSAT…

• Change analysis using new imagery and archive

data over the area

• Images being made available to aid organisations

and authorities within the framework of the

International Charter on Space and Disasters*

*space agencies all over the world to acquire and deliver data to those affected

by natural or man-made disasters

Recent high quality satellite images Encapsulated & portable geospatial server

• Complete imagery server on a USB drive

• Preloaded and/or Reconfigured in the Field for

Dynamic Mission Response

• Act as a syndicated server to allow co-workers on

the same network to share the imagery services

• Web-based platform handling archive and retrieval of

hundreds of different types of unstructured data

• Platform to allow people in a disconnected

environment to extract content from the core

database and take it into the field for update or

addition

GATOR (Geospatial Appliance Targeted for Operational Response)

Disconnected access to post-disaster satellite imagery

to help prioritize response efforts on the ground


STEP 2

Quickly enable rescue teams to communicate


Quick deploy satellite communication solutions

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VSAT solutions e.g. Terralink Companion SatPhone solutions

• Transportable pick and go VSAT system to provide

broadband connectivity service anywhere

(worldwide Ku-band satellite capacity)

• Lightweight 1,2m flyaway (manual tracking) IATA

compliant case

• Fully integrated “office-in-the-field” inc. Satellite

modem, firewall, router, voice gateway, WiFi

network, Phone sets

• Pay-as-you-go complete service offering (HW,

connectivity and 24/7 support and training)

Managed satcom solutions for land-based operations to communicate, inform, transmit

vital information and enable rescue actions independently of terrestrial networks

• Voice calls, messaging and low bandwidth data

services beyond the coverage of traditional

terrestrial networks

• Handsets

- Satellite only Iridium, Thuraya, Inmarsat

- Thuraya SatSleeve to transform smartphone into

satellite phone

• Value-added services designed to optimize the

performance of the basic satellite connectivity

- Universal Card prepaid service for IsatPhone Pro and

Iridium handhelds

- SkyFile® Mail with Iridium’s RUDICS platform to

reduce connection times by more than 50%

- The Source to manage and control end-user

accounts online.


Stand alone resilient cellular solution

• Deploy Stand alone Resilient Cellular Solutions (“GSM Bubbles”), totally independent

of public operators networks

• “Open” solution - User can keep their own personal mobile number and handset

• Create locally a White List access to allow rescue teams to communicate (incoming

and outgoing calls, SMS and Data services (EDGE))

• Direct communications between terminals within the “GSM bubble”

• Interconnection between “GSM bubbles” in different areas

• Small hand luggage (9kg)

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Dedicated cellular network coverage allowing all GSM mobiles the reach and

reliability of satellite communications within minutes anywhere around the world


High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite

Zephyr Concept

• An ultra-light and low cost solar electric aircraft

• 23m wingspan, 50kg

• Operating altitude 50.000 – 70.000 ft

• Persistence - measured in months or years

• Wide Area – 1000 km diameter, 700.000 km2 footprint

• Zephyr 7 - World’s Longest flight ever unrefuelled (14 days, 22 min, 8 sec) in 2010

• Reflown completely successfully in 2013 in an Airbus DS campaign


Communication Payload Capabilities

• Flight Proven Communications Relays

- Combat search and rescue VHF/UHF cross-band transceiver

- 2 channel HF combat net radio relay (AN/PRC)

• Proposed Communication Payloads

- TETRA DMO repeater/gateway

- TETRA base station for up to 100 users in a 10.000 km2 footprint

- LTE400

- Mobile IP node

Launch local persistent & autonomous aerial platform operating as communication

repeater or stand-alone system

STEP 3

Create situation awareness to coordinate rescue operations


M2M services for global location & monitoring

Improve effectiveness of rescue operations

while ensuring security of emergency responders & assets

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• Location, messaging and alert services with

geofencing capabilities

• Back Office Application (BOA) to view locations,

messages to and from devices in the field, manage

the alert mechanism and the first responder

community, remotely configure and manage devices

and groups

• Link to sensors for management and monitoring

from a single back office interface immediate

knowledge of the position and physical status of the

assets under observation


Personnel & Vehicle Tracking Other assets e.g. Secure Container Tracking

• Easy mounting within 20 seconds

• E-identification & sealing (Android App)

• Access Control on level of individuals throughout

all phases of the transport

• Worldwide Tracking & Tracing and integrity

monitoring with real time alerts and event triggering

Remote Medical Solutions

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Tele-diagnosis & Triage

• Massive flow of injured people

• Data (inc. GPS position, pictures of wounds, bio

data...) sent to a Medical Command & Control

Centre in order to make decision on prioritisation of

intervention and / or casualty evacuation

• Improve triage efficiency and effectiveness

TransHospital

• Container and tent based system including the full

spectrum of medical services from initial first aid

stations to fully qualified hospitals, along with

infrastructure and support facilities such as power

supply, dining, sanitary and communication

equipment

- Mobile Rescue Station for first aid

- Mobile Rescue Centre for primary surgical care

- Field hospital with extended medical and surgical

services

Exchange of medical information to improve co-operation between the organisations /

medical personnel involved and enhance casualties’ survivability


STEP 4

Restore communication links for affected communities


Provide affected communities with voice and data communications

• Rapid Deployment Module easily transportable and

rapidly deployed to deliver internet and telephony

services

- Telephones installed inside and outside the module

- PCs installed inside with internet connection

• Access to the Internet service and/or conferencing

systems from the Rapid Deployment Module or from

a personal device connected either to a cable or via

the WiFi in accommodation areas

• Personal account to access the services + online

credit purchase to load communication credits

• Dedicated customer care centers and in-theatre

engineering teams

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Enable affected population to first contact loved-ones to reassure them and then help

victims to move forward by staying connected to the rest of the world


Rapid Deployment Module IDEAS-BOX

• Libraries without borders NGO established in 2007

working in culture & knowledge-base development

• IDEAS-BOX - Portable cultural media kits for

refugee populations

• Modules

- CONNECT: satellite and/or 3G connection, local

server, intranet & internet access via tablets

- LEARN: 250 books & 5,000 ebooks, 50 e-readers,

off-line content

- PLAY: Movie module (screen, 100 movies,

documentaries, cartoons…), board games, pencil,

pens, art supplies, theater……

- CREATE: creative open lab, journalism (HD cameras,

publishing SW…)

Autonomous Energy Solution

• Smart Autonomous Green Energy System (SAGES)

• Building blocks

- Green energy production (solar panels, wind turbines…)

- Storage (short term with Lithium-ion batteries, long term with

hydrogen electrolyser)

- Release (from the batteries or fuel cell electricity production using

stored hydrogen)

• Self learning and predictive algorithms for energy management

- System efficiency optimization

- Remote secured supervision

- Configuration tool

• Supply local equipments with power between

- Isolated / off-grid sites: 1 to 5kW

- Back-up unit to electricity grids: 1 to 15kW

- Mobile standalone energy unit (deployable or embedded in vehicle):

few hundred watts

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Produce, store and deliver electricity anywhere and anytime


...and much more


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...within the SatCom division of the Airbus Group...


...and companywide

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Wings of Help

(Turkey – 2012 & 2013) • Airbus Helicopters

- Ecureuil helicopter to the Philippine Red Cross to assess the stricken

areas and prioritise allocation of resources

- Flight hours with Ecureuil & Dauphin helicopters on behalf of Medecins

sans Frontières, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red

Crescent Societies, Doctors without Borders and the Crisis Center of the

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Airbus foundation

- Coordinated the humanitarian flights to deliver

food, water purification materials and medical

supplies

- A340 test aircraft – 14 November

- Philippine Airlines A321 – 15 November

- Philippine Airlines A330 – 28 November

Philippines – Typhoon Haiyan

Tropical Storm Manuel

(Mexico – Sept/Oct 2013)


Thank you for your attention


Per Rune Iversen

Astrium Services – Business Communications

Sales Director Global UN Accounts

Astrium Services Enterprises AS

Lysaker Torg 45 – N-1327 Lysaker – NORWAY

T: +47 22 58 20 50 M: +47 900 88 333

E: [email protected]

Christèle Donadini

Astrium Services – Chief Technical Office

Innovation Manager

Astrium Services

12, rue Pasteur – BP 76 - 92152 Suresnes cedex - FRANCE

T: +33 1 77 51 14 35 M: +33 6 29 43 14 78

E: [email protected]

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