Title :
A System for the Measurement of the Amazon
Author :
Ferraro, Paul B. ; Bauersachs, Mark ; Bums, J. ; Bataller, Gary
Abstract :
The System for the Vigilance of the Amazon (SIVAM) is a $1.4 billion dollar project of Brazil aimed at the development and deployment of a high-technology system-of-systems to perform monitoring, protection and control of the land, air and water resources of the Brazilian Amazon region. The primary challenge of the SIVAM project is to perform remote sensing and communications over a vast and undeveloped land area. The SIVAM network meets this challenge through an extensive network of air traffic control/surveillance radars, environmental sensors, communications systems, airborne sensor systems and coordination centers. Now fully operational, the SIVAM system is the world´s largest fully integrated remote monitoring system of the environment and provides critical information on a timely basis to the Brazilian government, law enforcement agencies, and to commercial, educational and research groups.
Keywords :
environmental management; monitoring; remote sensing; search radar; sensors; water resources; System for the Vigilance of the Amazon; air resources control; air resources monitoring; air resources protection; air traffic control; airborne sensor systems; communications systems; coordination centers; environmental sensors; land resources control; land resources monitoring; land resources protection; remote sensing; surveillance radars; water resources control; water resources monitoring; water resources protection; Air traffic control; Airborne radar; Communication system control; Control systems; Protection; Radar remote sensing; Remote monitoring; Sensor systems; Surveillance; Water resources; Air Traffic Control; Radar Applications; Remote Sensing; Surveillance; System-of-Systems;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0284-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-5659
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2007.374186
