Title
Single Picture Integration for Territorial Water Surveillance (SPITS): An initiative to improve situational awareness in littoral waters
Author
Theil, A.
Huizing, A.
Heijningen, A.W.P.
TNO Defensie en Veiligheid
Publication year
2006
Abstract
Single Picture Integration for Territorial Water Surveillance (SPITS) is an initiative conducted by TNO Defence, Security and Safety in which techniques to enhance the quality of the maritime surface picture are considered. Observing the environment with a suite of dissimilar sensors is considered to be a key-element to reach this goal. The programme is therefore characterised by the use of ‘live’ input data that are provided by a relatively diverse sensor suite. The architecture of the SPITS system, features of its various components and of the sensor fusion process are described in the paper. It is concluded that contact level sensor fusion applied to data from a diverse sensor suite can provide the required enhancements. Furthermore, post-tracking processing, such as renegade detection, can improve the interpretation of the environmental picture.
Subject
Physics
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TNO identifier
224309
Source
Conference Proceedings MAST - Maritime Systems and Technology for Defence, Security and Safety, 4-6 September 2006, Nice, France
Document type
conference paper