Objectives and Content

The project designed and developed an innovative platform for the collection and analysis of big data of maritime surveillance. The vision of the project is the efficient and fast processing, integration and analysis of these data with the aim of creating

(a) a “Real-Time Combined Operational Picture” and

(b) a “Combined Historical Picture” of maritime surveillance.

The project aspires to further develop already developed data processing techniques and to develop innovative software solutions by exploiting cutting-edge research carried out within the framework of the project on in-memory databases, parallel programming algorithms and models and big data analytics methods.

The results of the project are very important for the business sector active in the Maritime Economy. The research results of the project are immediately usable in its future technological and operational expansion”.

Background and Feasibility

Surveillance of maritime areas, to determine the exact position and activity of vessels, with a direct impact on the Maritime Economy and the successful implementation of relevant national and European regulatory frameworks. In this challenge, the use of navigation data plays a central role, feeding decision-making systems at various levels (business, environmental, administrative):

(a) VMS (Vessel Monitoring Systems) data transmitted by the special devices carried by fishing vessels.

(b) AIS (Automatic Identification System) data transmitted by all vessels that have the relevant obligation based on international navigation rules.

(c) data emitted by electronic means of maritime traffic surveillance (radar, thermal cameras).

The Project is called upon to solve a series of research and technological issues such as:

• The accuracy of the data
• The volume of data
• The analysis of real-time data that create significant obstacles to their use by decision-making systems in the surveillance of maritime areas”

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