TEMA pilot test for emergency response innovation successfully completed
The second pilot test of the project TEMA – Trusted Extremely Precise Mapping and Prediction for Emergency Management has been successfully completed from 13 to 14 May 2026 at the headquarters of the Regional Civil Protection Directorate in Cagliari. The initiative, funded under the Horizon Europe programme, is dedicated to developing innovative technologies to support emergency management.
Over the course of two days of activities, the TEMA platform was tested against a real-world scenario: the wildfire that affected the Posada area in 2023. The exercise made it possible to verify the platform's capabilities in managing information and reconstructing expected scenarios, with the aim of supporting operational coordination and decision-making processes in highly complex and dynamic situations.
The platform developed within the project integrates advanced modelling technologies, artificial intelligence and data analysis, combining information from ground sensors, satellite imagery, drones, social media and fire spread modelling. The system is also capable of generating dynamic three-dimensional digital representations of the territory — digital twins — and of supporting the identification of the possible presence of people and vehicles in areas affected by an emergency.
The Cagliari pilot test represents an evolution of the first, conducted in the Montiferru area in 2025, and made it possible to test updates and improvements developed on the basis of feedback gathered during the post-exercise debriefing.
The work carried out was aimed at enabling a direct, concrete exchange between professionals who deal with real emergency management on a daily basis. The dialogue between operational staff, the scientific community, platform developers and evaluators facilitated a highly qualified exchange of experiences and perspectives, which was essential for verifying the effectiveness of the tools and identifying possible improvements. A fundamental contribution was provided by the operational bodies of the Regional Civil Protection System, including the National Fire Corps, the Forestry and Environmental Surveillance Corps, and the Forestas Agency.
The Cagliari exercise forms part of the final validation phase of the solutions developed within the TEMA project, which is being tested across a wide range of operational scenarios: wildfires in the Mediterranean area and Northern Europe, flash flood events in southern European regions and in river contexts across central and northern Europe. This comparative approach, made possible by the active cooperation of all partners involved, has allowed the platform's adaptability to diverse conditions to be tested, strengthening the forecasting, response and coordination capabilities of civil protection bodies across Europe.