The Finnish Meteorological Institute will host the final demo of the 7SHIELD project which will take place at the Arctic Space Centre, Finland’s primary infrastructure for utilization of Earth Observation data for operational services and research of the Arctic environment.  

The H2020 project, coordinated by Engineering, provides security standards for space systems, ground segments and satellite data assets, through cyber threat prevention, detection and mitigation. 

The objectives of 7SHIELD demonstration are to show and evaluate the effectiveness and usability of different innovative technologies to prevent, detect and respond to threats targeted against satellite ground stations operating in Arctic conditions. The demonstration will focus on physical threats and is divided into several scenarios varying from unintended trespassing to calculated aerial attack.

All the physical devices are connected to 7SHIELD system that will provide real-time situational picture to satellite ground station operator. In addition, with system embedded activity recognition software and event correlation modules, the decision making is made easier and faster for the satellite operator and ground station security personnel. During the event, several state-of-the-art techniques and devices will be demonstrated to detect, response and mitigate ground-borne and air-borne threats targeted to critical infrastructure. 

Gabriele Giunta, our Head of the Smart Transport and Infrastructures R&D Unit, will present the project. 

For more information and to register, please contact: Timo Ryyppö, Finnish Meteorological Institute 
Email: timo.ryyppo@fmi.fi