ORBIS Project

🚀 Next stop: Nicosia 🇨🇾 On 19 May, the #ORBISProject consortium meets for its 2nd in-person project meeting to align on progress and next technical steps. Advancing #UAVs, #EarthObservation & intelligent maritime monitoring 👉 Stay tuned! #HorizonEurope #MaritimeSecurity

📩 The 1st #ORBISProject Newsletter is out! Discover the project’s vision, goals, and latest updates. 👉 Read here: mailchi.mp/e5f0956462bc/o… 👉 Subscribe here: orbis-he.eu/newsletters/ #EUProjects #Innovation #MaritimeMonitoring

👉 #ORBISProject at #ARExpo2026 The ORBIS Project was showcased at the Automation & Robotics Expo , attracting strong interest from industry professionals and stakeholders. A great opportunity to present ORBIS’ vision for maritime monitoring & SAR. #EUProjects #Innovation

📢 Coming Soon: The 1st ORBIS Newsletter! Stay tuned for insights on our progress, key developments, and how ORBIS is advancing maritime monitoring and decision-making. 👉 Make sure you don’t miss it—subscribe here: orbis-he.eu/newsletters/

📢 @OrbisProject at #ARExpo2026! Join us in Athens (25–27 April) where our Coordinator @Acceligence_Ltd will showcase the @OrbisProject and its innovative solutions for maritime surveillance & SAR 📍 Booth: C15 | Hall 1 🔗 ar-expo.gr

👉 Detecting small vessels at sea remains a major challenge Limited radar visibility, lack of AIS signals, and harsh conditions make monitoring difficult. Improving how data is collected and combined is key, an area explored within #ORBISProject

👉 UAVs are transforming maritime surveillance They enable real-time monitoring, targeted operations & rapid support to SAR, even in hard-to-reach areas. Within #ORBISProject, UAVs are a key part of integrated, data-driven maritime monitoring solutions.

🛰️ Satellite data is key to maritime situational awareness By combining optical & SAR data, it enables wide-area monitoring, vessel detection, and supports SAR operations . A core enabler of modern, data-driven maritime monitoring. 🌊 #ORBISProject

📣 Synergies in Action #ORBISProject highlights its synergy with #COLOSSUS, a project developing UOPVs, UAVs, UGVs and advanced sensors to enhance the resilience of EU port infrastructures Together, we advance technologies for maritime monitoring 🔗 colossus-project.eu

🌐 The ORBIS project website is now live! Discover the project’s objectives, technologies, parteners, and latest updates on advancing maritime border monitoring and civil security. 👉 Explore and follow our progress: orbis-he.eu

🌍The Mediterranean remains a major maritime migration corridor While overall arrivals to Europe declined in 2025, pressure increased on specific routes — particularly the Central and Western Mediterranean. 👉 Migration flows shift geographically — they don’t disappear

🌟 Who is ORBIS for? Border & coast guard authorities, maritime surveillance & SAR operators, policymakers, tech providers in satellite/UAV/AI, and civil security innovators. 👉 If you work in maritime security & EU innovation, ORBIS is for you

🚀 What can ORBIS achieve beyond traditional approaches? By integrating satellite data, UAVs & AI-driven analytics #ORBISProject enhances situational awareness and supports proactive, data-informed decision-making 👉 Result: sustainable, future-ready maritime border management

🚀 Rethinking maritime border monitoring through innovation #ORBISProject combines satellite data, interoperable UAVs & AI-driven analytics to enhance surveillance and search & rescue, with ethics and compliance by design. Driving smarter, sustainable EU maritime security.

🧭 How migrant traffickers operate: They exploit vulnerability and misinformation, advertising risky journeys as safe . Common practices include overcrowded boats, false promises, and abandonment at sea. 👉Understanding this helps focus on criminals—not the people they exploit

🌟#MeetThePartners - Hellenic Coast Guard Hellenic Coast Guard ensures that #ORBIS-project is operationally relevant and validated in real conditions, bridging technology development with real public-sector needs. Learn more 👉 ynanp.gr/www.hcg.gr

🌊 Rescue at Sea: A Legal Obligation 👉Saving lives at sea is both a legal and a moral duty. International maritime law requires assistance to anyone in distress, regardless of status. This principle is central to lawful and ethical maritime border monitoring under ORBIS.

🌟#MeetThePartners Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL, based in Thessaloniki, Greece, has 20+ years of experience in R&I project coordination, business support, and showcasing research results. Learn more 👉 qplan-intl.gr

🌍 What do UN & EU laws say about migrants’ rights? 👉Within #ORBIS, we examine the legal and ethical frameworks guiding border monitoring. UN and EU law set standards for asylum, human dignity, and fundamental rights-key to developing inclusive, legally grounded solutions.

🌟 #MeetThePartners This week on #MeetThePartners: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UOA) Leading ORBIS market validation while developing policy recommendations to improve SME access to the civil security market. More: en.uoa.gr