Drones2GNSS Workshop/CONFERENCE
31 January 2022, virtual event
'The most innovate application idea for Galileo Initial Services'
'The most innovate application idea for Galileo Initial Services'
Description
Workshop on Unmanned Aerial Systems, highlighting the advances in the field and showcasing the integration of GNSS research with Drones.

Drones2GNSS
Drones2GNSS is a research project co-financed by the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE (project code:T1EDK-03209).
The Workshop will present the various findings of the project, but will also provide the stage for studies and presentations in all related areas of Unmanned Systems Technology.
The Workshop aims to showcase studies on hardware implementations, software and AI/learning, collaborative systems and applications on mapping, autonomous navigation, anti-spoofing, defense, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, logistics, health, etc related to the project’s findings.
Researchers, developers, companies, students, and practitioners in all facets of drone-related Science and Technology and their applications, are cordially invited to attend the workshop, showcase products, network with colleagues and find out about the latest developments in the field.
Program
The Workshop will be held virtually on the 31st of January 2022.
Entry fee for presenters and audience: Free
Program
14:30 – 14:40: Welcoming remarks
14:40 – 14:45: Drones 2 GNSS project (motivation, description, logistics)
14:45 – 14:55: Metrica presentation (Dr. Errikos Skassis)
14:55 – 15:05: Space Geomatica presentation (Achilles Tripolitsiotis, MSc)
15:05 – 15:10: Senselab, Technical University of Crete presentation (Prof. Pan. Partsinevelos)
15:10 – 15:25: The D2G Unmanned Aerial System: an introduction (Prof. Pan. Partsinevelos)
15:25 – 15:35: Commercialization – Communication (Θεόδωρος Ξενάκης, Βασίλης Σίσκας,
Σταματίνα Σταματοπούλου, Metrica)
15:35 – 15:40: User Interface (Tzanis Fotakis, researcher, Senselab)
15:40 – 15:50: Results (George Petrakis)
15:50 – 15:55: Unveiling of the D2G new commercial Platform (A. Antonopoulos & Stathis Bikos,
Senselab/Metrica)
15:55 – 16:05: Keypoints (commercial design, optimization)
16:05 – 16:10: D2G Demo (Aggelos Antonopoulos, Zisis Charokopos)
16:10 – 16:20: Open discussion
16:20 – 16:30: Break
16:30 – 16:35: Monocular Rapid Mapping (George Petrakis, MSc, researcher, Senselab)
16:35 – 16:40: Stereo Mapping (George Petrakis, MSc, researcher, Senselab)
16:40 – 16:45: D2G Hardware details (Angelos Antonopoulos, researcher, Senselab)
16:45 – 16:50: D2G Software details (A. Antonopoulos, Tzanis Fotakis, researchers, Senselab)
16:50 – 16:55: Logistics – Commercialization (Achilles Tripolitsiotis, Space Geomatica)
16:55 – 17:00: Future implications – Closing remarks, B2B meetings
18:00 – 19:00: Partners IPR discussion (closed meeting).
Gallery
Drones2GNSS related photos and videos











Partners
Space Geomatica PC
Η Space Geomatica ΕΠΕ παρέχει υπηρεσίες (ανάπτυξη λογισμικού και hardware, καθοδήγηση) σε αντικείμενα δορυφορικών συστημάτων εντοπισμού, δορυφορικής αλτιμετρίας, γεωγραφικών συστημάτων πληροφοριών, μη επανδρωμένων ιπτάμενων οχημάτων, κ.ά. Επίσης παρέχει υποστηρικτικές υπηρεσίες διαχείρισης ερευνητικών προγραμμάτων, ανάπτυξης επιχειρηματικών σχεδίων (business plans), κ.ά.
Senselab Research
H Μονάδα Χωρικών Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων (SenseLab) του Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης αποτελεί τον ερευνητικό φορέα του έργου. Χαρακτηρίζεται από τη διεπιστημονικότητα των μελών της που έχει ως αποτέλεσμα την συμπληρωματικότητα και οδηγεί στην επιστημονική και τεχνολογική αριστεία. Εξειδικεύεται στην κατασκευή και προγραμαμτισμό πρωτότυπων μη επανδρωμένων οχημάτων, αλγορίθμους Τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης, Τηλεπισκόπηση, κ.ά.
Metrica
H METRICA AE ιδρύθηκε το 2005 με κύρια δραστηριότητα την αντιπροσώπευση μετρητικών συστημάτων υψηλής ακρίβειας στην Ελλάδα. Η εταιρεία βασίζεται στο έμπειρο προσωπικό της, το οποίο διαθέτει βαθιά τεχνογνωσία και προτείνει καινοτόμες λύσεις για απλές και σύνθετες εφαρμογές στους τομείς της Τοπογραφίας, Βιομηχανίας, Ναυτιλίας, του Περιβάλλοντος.
Sense PC
Sense is an SME with a clear vision to provide technological solutions and products for the benefit of society, through innovative and disruptive research. Research results of the D2G product will be commercially exploited jointly by this entity.
Publications
- Chatziparachis, D., Lagoudakis, M.G., Partsinevelos, P. (2020). Aerial and ground robot collaboration for autonomous mapping in Search and Rescue Missions. Drones 4(4), 79, https://doi.org/10.3390/drones4040079.
- Trigkakis, D., Petrakis, G., Tripolitsiotis, A., Partsinevelos, P. (2020) Automated geolocation in urban envirnments using a single camera-equipped unmanned aerial vehicle: A rapid mapping surveying alternative?. ISPRS International Journal of Geoinformation 9(7), 425, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9070425.
- Partsinevelos, P., Charziparaschis, D., Trigkakis, D., Tripoliutsiotis, A. (2020). A Novel UAV-assisted positioning system for GNSS-denied environments. Remote Sensing 12(7), 1080, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12071080.
- Partsinevelos, P., Tripolitsiotis, A., Skassis, E.J., Antonakakis, A., Frantzis, X., Chatziparaschis, D., Trigkakis, D., Bikos, E., Petrakis, G. (2019). Drones2GNSS: UAV enabled precision measurements in obstructed environments, In: 7th International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment, 18-21 March 2019, Cyprus.
- Trigkakis, D., Chatziparaschis, D., Petrakis, G., Tripolitsiotis, A., Partsinevelos, P. (2019). A monocular SLAM method for point cloud geolocationin GPS-denied environments using UASs, In: 22nd Conference on Geographic Information Science: Geospatial Technologies for Local and Regional Development, 17-20 June 2019, Cyprus, ISBN: 978-3-030-14745-7. Accessible through: https://agile-online.org/conference/proceedings/proceedings-2019
