Our Vessels’ Detection service uses advanced, state-of-the-art proprietary AI models and high spatial resolution satellite imagery to detect vessels inside your geographical area of interest. The service can also monitor the ocean for vessels at night, switching to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology. This service is highly suitable and useful for coastal municipalities, marine surveillance organizations and agencies, as well as other maritime authorities.
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Satellite Imagery
High spatial resolution visible satellite imagery, @3-5 meters/pixel, capable of identifying vessels of at least 10 meters length.
Artificial Intelligence
Proprietary AI models trained on extensive datasets to detect vessels with a precision of 94.8% based on visible satellite imagery.
Our research behind this AI-empowered service is described in our blog. Our research covered also the following:
- Identification of ships and real-time vessel tracking via the Automatic Identification System (AIS)
- Identification of unauthorized ships, not identifying themselves via AIS
- By estimating vessel size, classification of ships into categories such as tankers (100–300m), passenger ferries (60–200m), fishing boats (10–60m), and pleasure craft (5–40m).
- By following AIS data, determination of ship identity, and estimation of vessel’s speed and route history.
- Night-time detection of vessels by means of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology with 97.8% precision.
Our main vessel detection service is available through the PERIOPSIS Portal. For a more tailored and specific service that includes the points above, please come in touch with us.
FAQs
Our Vessels detection service can detect vessels with a precision of 94.8% based on visible satellite imagery. You can check our blog where we describe our service and its overall performance. We consider our results as state-of-the-art, considering both research and commercial competition.
For this particular service, we operate globally using both optical and SAR satellites. Provide us with your area of interest (see the question) and we will give you a quote.
Simply sign up on the PERIOPSIS Portal and submit a new project following the guided procedure. You can select an area of interest (AOI) manually by drawing a polygon or by selecting a predefined polygon, in case you represent a regional authority. We handle your personal information with the highest standards of security and privacy, in full compliance with the GDPR.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery penetrates cloud and works at night. Optical imagery complements SAR for daytime detection.
Outputs include vessel positions, estimated size, type classification (tankers, ferries, fishing boats, pleasure craft, etc.), and confidence scores. AIS data are integrated to identify known vessels and provide additional information.
We currently fully support the whole globe, but we have not yet tested thoroughly our service in areas with floating ice, such as Arctic and Antarctica.
This ranges between 15 and 30 days, depending on area size and weather (i.e., cloud) conditions.