ACCELERATE

The project titled «AdvanCing UAVs teChnology to EnabLE monitoRing for A susTainable environmEnt», acronym ACCELERATE, is a four-year initiative (January 2025-December 2028) funded by the HORIZON EUROPE MSCA Staff Exchanges programme. The project envisions the creation of a robust interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral ecosystem that advances UAV technologies for sustainable environmental monitoring. By integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) with drone-based data, ACCELERATE seeks to address the challenges posed by climate change and develop standardized protocols for UAV deployment in various environmental domains. The project focuses on building a continuously evolving UAV data ecosystem, advancing drone technology through state-of-the-art methodologies, and establishing harmonized application guidelines. Its impact will be demonstrated through four innovative Use Cases, while a series of structured secondments will foster meaningful collaboration between academia and industry across nine countries.

Participants in the Project

• 17 partners, including 9 academic institutions and 8 industrial organizations, from 9 countries: Greece, Romania, Italy, Cyprus, North Macedonia, France, Germany, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
• The project is coordinated by the Harokopio University of Athens (HUA) in Greece, while GeoSense leads Work Package 2 (WP2) on “Hardware Developments”, which focuses on the design and development of essential UAV hardware technologies tailored to the specific needs of end-users.