The work performed during the first period started by creating the project processes and tools (management process, plans for the different actions, dissemination tools). In parallel, WP2 was implemented and created the end-user requirements referential, the system specifications and the system design. After the validation of all these elements, the technical WPs (WP3, 4, 5 and 6) started to specify in detail their components and produced a detail design of all these components, including all the interfaces (external and internal). After the Critical design reviews of these components, the developments started. In parallel, the integration platforms were designed. At the end of the first period, the project middleware is fully operational. The hazards models are ready in version 1 and the first terrain installation are completed in Spain and started in Greece.
In period 2, the integration of the system started by the installation of the new in situ sensors (weather stations) and the connection of the legacy sensors (cameras, accelerometers). All the elements were connected to the middleware so the data are accessible from anywhere, including the demo sites at Spain and Greece. The hazard models were completed and calibrated. Due to the difficulties to travel, the installations and calibrations could not be terminated on time and the final integration of V1 will be fully completed mid-2021. The Hybrid UAV was tested in Twente as no deployment was possible neither in Spain nor in Greece. However, VTOL UAVs were used by the road operators at the demo sites (ACCIONA and EGNATIA ODOS) to create 3D models by photogrammetry, so the required data are available for the real test flights. The Information management system/HRAP was prepared and the remote tests should start in June 2021.
In period 3, the system was fully integrated. All the ground sensors were physically integrated. The system backbone, constituted by the middleware stored in a private cloud and the Information system is accessible through internet, which is an improvement compared to the initial system design. No need for physical deployment, the system is accessible all over the world by authorised persons, provided an internet access is available. The integration phase was completed mid-2021 and the training of the end-users started in September. The first test sessions covered the period November-December to gather the major comments from ACCIONA and Egnatia Odos. From January to the beginning of MAy, the system was enhanced following a spiral development approach with regular and frequent meetings between technical partners and the end-users. The final version of the system was assessed as satisfactory and a final trial was performed in Metsovo, Greece, combining ACCIONa results and Egnatia Odos scenarios. The exploitation of PANOPTIS, supported by the Horizon Booster, are very promising as several possible customers are already discussing with the technican partners. The dissemination actions poved to be effective as the project has been nominated for the "Etoiles de l'Europe" in France.
