Dec 9, 2014 5:00 AM

Gallery: Satellites and Zeppelins: Serious Tech Helps Europe Lock Down Its Borders

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*Greek-Bulgarian Frontex Unit, Northern Greece*, 2012. Greek-Bulgarien Frontex patrol at the European border between Greece and Turkey in the Evros region.
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Thermal Imaging Camera, North Greece, 2012
*Thermal Imaging Camera, Northern Greece*, 2012. Portable long-distance infrared surveillance system of a Bulgarian Frontex Unit, Evros region.

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*Border Fortification Facilities, Melilla*, 2012. Border fortification of the European external border between Spain and Morocco near the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Six-meter-high wire fences protect the Spanish front cities, arranged in four rows. Infrared cameras monitor the facility. Motion and sound detectors were installed.
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Land Border, Melilla, 2012
*Land Border, Melilla*, 2012. Border fortification facilities on the European frontier between Spain and Morocco in the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

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Border Situation, North Greece, 2012
*Border Situation, Northern Greece*, 2012. Greek border police patrol monitoring the European external border of Greece, Evros region.
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*Earth Observation Satellite Sentinel 1, Rome*, 2013. Earth observation satellite Sentinel 1 inside a cleanroom. The Sentinel 1 is part of a EU satellite programme named Copernicus. Within this program, the EU is setting up its own system of earth observation satellites. One of the objectives of the program is to fully extend the maritime monitoring to prevent irregular migration before migrants reach the EU border.

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*Wescam Operator, Southern France*, 2013. Inside a monitoring zeppelin as part of the initial testing phase of a research project under Eurosur for improved control of illegal immigration in the Mediterranean.
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*High Performance Camera – MX 15 and Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave Radar, Southern France*, 2013. Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave radar for the detection of small wooden boats and high performance surveillance camera (Wescam MX 15) mounted on a dirigible.

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Monitoring Zeppelin, South of France, 2013
*Monitoring Zeppelin, Southern France*, 2013. A surveillance zeppelin and an unmanned sea vehicle for the detection of small vessels used by irregular migrants.
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*Polish Frontex Officer, Northern Greece*, 2012. Polish border patrol officer with ICS30 thermal imaging reconnaissance camera, at the European frontier between Greece and Turkey.

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*Tracking Dog, Northern Greece*, 2012. Finnish Frontex special unit tracking dog for finding human footprints on the shore of the Evros River. The river is part of the restricted military zone between Greece and Turkey and marks the European border in this region.

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