Abstract
In this paper, we show the capabilities of a new maritime control system based on the processing of COSMO-SkyMed Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images. This system aims at fast detection of ships that may be responsible for illegal oil dumping. In particular, a novel detection algorithm based on the joint use of the significance parameter, wavelet correlator and a two-dimensional Constant False Alarm Rate (2D-CFAR) is designed. Results show the effectiveness of such algorithms, which can be used by the maritime authorities to have a faster although still reliable response. The proposed algorithm, together with the short revisit time of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation, can help with tracking the scenario evolution from one acquisition to the next.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 230 |
Journal | Remote Sensing |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 by the authors.
Keywords
- CFAR
- Early warning
- Fast
- Maritime surveillance
- Oil spill
- Ship detection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences