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The pre-operational security service of GMES is currently provided through the FP7 project G-MOSAIC and the FP6 project LIMES. These two projects, which combine Earth observation technologies with communication and positioning technologies, address the following domains:
- Maritime surveillance: sea border surveillance in and outside Europe, illegal immigration and illegal trafficking surveillance, safety sea lane/piracy/sensitive cargo…
- Infrastructure Surveillance: land border surveillance, critical infrastructure (e.g. pipelines)…
- Support to peace-keeping: population monitoring, resources (water), …
- Support intelligence and early warning
- Support crisis management operations
Before G-MOSAIC and LIMES, several projects dealing with different aspects of security have been funded by European institutions, such as GMFS, GMOSS, MARISS, ...
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