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COST 297 HAPCOS

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High Altitude Platforms for Communications and Other Services (HAPCOS)

The main objective of this COST 297 action is to increase knowledge and understanding of the use of High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) for delivery of communications and other services, by exploring, researching and developing new methods, analyses, techniques and strategies for developers, service providers, system integrators and regulators.

Three main aspects will be investigated and discussed:

• Radio communication aspects dealing with wireless communication services (including backhaul aspects) based upon HAPs 
• Optical communication aspects dealing with free-space optical communication links and services to and from HAPs 
• Aerial platform developments dealing with development of HAP vehicles themselves, in the context of application for communication services. Also control, telecommand, telemetry, critical HAP sub-systems, HAP navigation, HAP operation.