Title
Inference of vessel behaviour in the Dutch Coastal North Sea
Author
Smith, A.J.E.
Anitori, L.
Gabban, A.
Mallorqui, J.
TNO Defensie en Veiligheid
Publication year
2008
Abstract
About one year of coastal AIS (Automatic Identification System) data are analysed for vessel behaviour. The data are obtained from thousands of vessels along the Dutch North Sea coast including the entrance to the main port of Rotterdam. Vessel behaviour is described by a number of basic indicators that can be obtained directly from the AIS messages or from other sensors like radar. It is investigated here if the indicators may be used in e.g. classification algorithms to detect suspicious vessels for the purpose of maritime and border security. In addition, the AIS data are used for a preliminary assessment of the vessel detection possibilities of the recently launched TerraSAR-X satellite when operating in ScanSAR mode.
Subject
Radar
Vessel behaviour
Automatic Identification System AIS
TerraSAR-X
To reference this document use:
http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:232ddfe1-e3fe-4b66-bdd7-473772c0fc4a
TNO identifier
221762
Source
Proceedings of the Fraunhofer Symposium 'Future Security' - 3rd Security Research Conference Karlsruhe, 10-11 September, 2008, Karlsruhe, Germany
Document type
conference paper