The purpose of the EUSATfinder is to provide an innovative integrated and scalable solution, to support decision maker actors in real-life during different operational phases (detection, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation of emergencies) with particular focus to first responders’ activities in situ for a disaster management.

The solution is based on a mobile operational centre (MOC) able to join in the proximity of the emergency area and to deploy several assets to support the operations:

1. a quick to deploy resilient communication infrastructure;
2. a fleet of heterogenous drones for mapping (integrated with Copernicus Emergency Management Service), for extended environmental surveillance and for people and asset localisation;
3. innovative equipment for first responders’ health monitoring and localisation (Galileo);
4. a distributed platform for First responder operations and citizens alerting management. Galileo adding an additional layer of security against spoofing are clearly new coming valuable services supporting drones’ operations (including U-space) for these emergency applications.

Moreover, Copernicus data will be integrated with is-situ observations in the Mobile Operational Control (MOC).

The core connectivity of the proposed architecture is represented by the CNES and Telespazio SATCOM HUB located respectively at CNES premises and at Fucino TPZ Space Center, acting as the hub towards all satellite systems involved, either directly (Athena Fidus) or via APN and PoP interconnected to their gateways (Iridium, Inmarsat and VHTS Konnect). This SATCOM core connectivity will also connect the "ad hoc" emergency telecommunications infrastructure to the external world (national agencies, processing facilities, data repositories) guaranteeing the integrity of the exchanged data and protecting from cyberattacks. It is essential to note that the mobile control center located at the emergency area will have only security protected interfaces to the external world, acting by all means as an extension of the SATCOM HUB that have the role to secure the interconnection to the external world. EUSATfinder connectivity includes 3 GOVSATCOM services and aims to study non-European narrow band service providers (LEO MSS and GEO MSS) to provide recommendations for future European services not yet available.