The mission of the SafeShore project is to tackle existing problems and gaps in coastal border surveillance by developing a system for detection of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) using state-of-the-art, low cost, and low-emission technology. The system will be integrated with existing systems and create a continuous detection line along the border to help border officials in preventing crime such trafficking of human beings and smuggling of drugs.

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The SafeShore core solution for detecting small targets that are flying at low altitude is to use DFSL 3D LIDAR that scans the sky and creates above the protected area a virtual dome shield. The 3D LIDAR will be integrated with passive acoustic sensors, passive radio detection and video analytics. With 3D LIDAR technology, SafeShore will be able to cover a vast area of the coastal border using mobile platforms. Each mobile platform will cover its area with a dome-shaped virtual detection shield with a radius of about 250-300m. There will be approximately 50 meters overlapping between the platforms. The overlapping will create a continuous detection shield along the shoreline.