ARGOMARINE | Automatic Oil-Spill Recognition and Geopositioning integrated in a Marine Monitoring Network (2009-2012)
The concept of the ARGOMARINE proposal was the monitoring of the marine traffic due to carriers and commercial ships through environmental-sensitive sea areas. This monitoring application was realized by means of sophisticated electronic, geopositioning, and telematic tools connected through a high-speed network along with data transmission through suitable data links. Data from different sources were collected in an independent and remote fashion and sent to a main acquisition and elaboration central unit. The motivation and scope of the Argomarine project were the safe detections, notifications, and interventions on vessels in an emergency situation and the protection of the sea and insular environment, endangered by heavy and continuous activities, mainly due to intensive ship traffic, generating a consistent pollution risk.
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Funding: European Commission