The MMinE-SWEEPER project consists of twelve thematic Work Packages (WPs), plus a Coordination WP and an Ethics WP.
WP1 Stakeholder Dialog and Project Co-Design will engage stakeholders from different levels of governance, NGOs, public and industry to identify their specific needs and will interact with all WPs. (Lead Partner: HELCOM)
WP2 Responsibilities, assessment and decision-making will compile and describe the roles and responsibilities and the approaches to assess risks of the involved actors and stakeholders in EU Member States and associated countries that are involved in dealing with marine munition (legal and practical aspects). (Lead Partner: AU)
WP3 Seafloor munition detection and identification will compile methods and best practices of MBES, SSS and SAS approaches with ships or AUVs, will advance image-based munition classification and identification technologies through 3D-photogrammetric reconstruction and for hydroacoustic camera data processing and for 3D-reconstructions. (Lead Partner: FFI)
WP4 Subseafloor munition detection and classification addresses the sedimentological assessment of potentially buried munition in EU waters, compiles methods and best practices for buried object detection: magnetics, Low Frequency (LF)-SAS, 3D-(SBP) Sub-Bottom Profiler, electromagnetic) and advances sub-seafloor detection and classification methods for LF-SAS and 3D-SBP. (Lead Partner: RMA)
WP5 Secure data management & automated munition detection/classification/identification wants to advance automated and AI-supported detection, classification and identification of munition objects on the seafloor. It will organize and streamline the data management of the entire project in cooperation with WP11 and 12 for the compilation of educational data material. (Lead Partner: NORTH.IO)
WP6 Smart and cooperative applications for autonomous and remotely controlled vehicle aims at advancing real autonomy of diving vehicles (AUVs) and unmanned/remotely controlled surface vessels (USVs). (Lead Partner: UiT)
WP7 Munition removal by grabbing will develop methods and technology to make the process of removing munition (grabbing and transportation to another location) faster and safer by developing both a software tool and specialized claws and grabbing technology. (Lead Partner: SeaTerra)
WP8 Environmental monitoring of chemical contamination using sensor systems compiles and extends data on munition compound levels and their risk in EU coastal waters, compile knowledge of existing technologies for munition chemical monitoring and advance selected existing platforms for field and in situ detection of explosive compounds as well as technologies for chemical warfare agent analyses. (Lead Partner: GEOMAR)
WP2 to WP8 will feed established and new knowledge into the Assessment WP9.
WP9 Assessment of munition remediation methods will investigate and compile LOD and HOD approaches and methods to finally deal with single munition objects or entire munition dumping areas as well as monitoring strategies of chemical contamination during munition clearance. (Lead Partner: FHG-ICT)
In WP10 Tests, trials and demonstrator surveys new and state-of-the-art technology of WP3 to WP8 will jointly be evaluated as part of tests in known areas but also as part of field campaigns into unknown (less known) areas as well as during ‘normal’ munition surveys and clearance operations done by the partners. (Lead Partner: GEOMAR)
WP11 Integration of best practices and development of education material will compile data and information generated in WP1 to WP10 and will produce educational material and training data sets including historical data analyses. (Lead Partner: IOPAN)
WP12 Communication, knowledge transfer and capacity building promotes the topic and the project on national, international and EU-level, communicates the state-of-the-art about marine munition and the specific outcomes of the project, transfers knowledge to key stakeholders and establishes a long-term Knowledge-Hub of experts around the munition portal. (Lead Partner: JPIO)
WP13 Project coordination & management ensures the proper and successful implementation of the project. (Lead Partner: GEOMAR)