Identifying Illicit Maritime Activity Remotely

Summary

Mr. Bryan Smith discusses Maxar Technologies’ efforts in identifying illicit maritime activities remotely. He introduces Crow’s Nest maritime monitoring and security solutions, leveraging satellite imagery and ML techniques.

Highlights

🌊 Vast oceans pose challenges for maritime security, requiring comprehensive vessel traffic understanding.

🛰️ AIS, though global, has limitations such as easily spoofed signals and incomplete coverage.

🚢 Maxar offers multi-sensor vessel detections and automated tipping with optical satellites for enhanced surveillance.

📡 Radar imagery complements optical imagery to identify vessels accurately, aiding in interdiction efforts.

🎣 Examples show tracking illegal activities like IUU fishing and vessel transshipment, improving resource deployment.

🛰️ Next-gen satellite constellation promises higher revisit rates and improved resolution for better surveillance.

🌍 Applicable to land-based missions, the technology enhances various surveillance efforts globally.