Port of Valencia tests use of airships for aerial surveillance

The Port of Valencia has begun testing the use of airships for the aerial surveillance of port applications such as pollution control, logistics operations, security and traffic registration.

Part of the Autonomous Stratospheric Platforms for Maritime Monitoring (PLEAMMAR) project developed by the start-up Smarthaps, an electrically powered airship with sensors flew over the Port of Sagunto to test the use of this technology.

The PLEAMMAR project aims to carry out a feasibility study of the use of High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS) for port applications such as maritime and land traffic control, security and surveillance, pollution control and logistics operations.