For shipping, navigation, and monitoring sea-traffic and pollution, remote sensing and satellite technologies allow detecting vessels in the wider ocean. EO can detect the vessels themselves, their wake trailing behind them, sandbanks and reefs that pose a threat for safe navigation. Additionally, EO can detect pollution from the ships, e.g. when illegal waste disposal happens. Ship detection and classification is possible with the use of optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. The methods complement each other.
Identify wake trailing to detect ships using EO data
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