Project title: SPECTORS
Project duration: September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2020

Website: spectors.eu

SPECTORS is a Dutch-German high-tech initiative to unlock the market potential of civilian drone technology through sensor innovations for remote sensing and remote monitoring.

The civilian market for the use of drones and related sensor technology in remote monitoring, remote sensing, film production, and agriculture is immense. The US portal “Business Insider” estimates the market potential for civilian drone technology alone at over 12 billion US dollars in the next 10 years. SPECTORS leverages this market potential to create value in the region.

By the successful conclusion in February 2021, the interdisciplinary project activities had resulted in a multitude of products (demonstrators) with their associated processes and services, based on innovative hardware and software. These are distributed and offered by the participating regional SMEs. The success of SPECTORS means, specifically:

• 23 new products in a total of 11 product groups, focusing on sensor and drone technology for remote sensing and monitoring
• An interdisciplinary and complementary consortium of 31 partners – including 20 SMEs.
• Comprehensive expertise from the network, from the initial idea to the commercialization of the various products
• 40 new jobs will be created during the project period, with an additional 50 expected in the following five years.
• Securing over 840 jobs in companies and research institutions
• Internal and external workshops and symposia for interested parties, producers and users