Kick-off for excellence project “AIR-MoPSY” - research for better safety in the Baltic Sea

Kühlungsborn, 02.07.2025 - On June 30, 2025, the official start of the new excellence research project AIR-MoPSY took place in Greifswald. The aim of the four-year project is to develop a GPS-independent, radio-based navigation solution for the Baltic Sea. The aim is to sustainably strengthen maritime safety in the region.

AIR-MoPSY is an interdisciplinary research network coordinated by the University of Greifswald. Other project partners are the DLR Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, the DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation in Neustrelitz, the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) and the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) in Kühlungsborn.

AIR-MoPSY is being funded as part of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state competition for application-oriented excellence research with five million euros from the European Regional Development Fund. 

Science Minister Bettina Martin emphasized the importance of the project at the kick-off: “The project is an outstanding example of application-oriented research and has rightfully been selected as one of five projects in the competition for excellence research.”

Further information on the project can be found on our project page.