Title :
COSMO-SkyMed contribution in oil spill monitoring of the Mediterranean Sea
Author :
Nirchio, F. ; Pandiscia, G. ; Ruggieri, G. ; Santoleri, R. ; Tataranni, F. ; Giancaspro, A. ; Trivero, P. ; Pinardi, N. ; Masini, A. ; Castellani, C.
Author_Institution :
Italian Space Agency Geodesy Space Centre, Matera, Italy
Abstract :
High resolution Cosmo-SkyMed SAR images are used for oil spill detection and ship identification on the Mediterranean Sea, in the framework of PRIMI Pilot Project currently developed by Italian Space Agency (ASI). The system consists of four components, two of them devoted to the analysis of the SAR and Optical satellites images for the slicks detection, an oil spill forecast subsystem and a central archive that provides web-gis services; a preliminary version of the system is already operational. Besides the slicks relevant information and detected ships on the analyzed scene, the system also provides meteorological and oceanographic information. The architecture of the system, the operational scenario and the preliminary results are presented.
Keywords :
environmental factors; marine pollution; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; oil pollution; pollution measurement; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Cosmo-SkyMed SAR images; Italian Space Agency; Mediterranean Sea; PRIMI Pilot Project; SAR image analysis; Web-GIS services; oil slick detection; oil spill detection; oil spill forecast subsystem; oil spill monitoring; optical image analysis; ship identification; Image analysis; Image resolution; Information analysis; Layout; Marine vehicles; Monitoring; Optical devices; Petroleum; Satellites; Weather forecasting; MERIS; MODIS; Oil Spill; SAR; forecast;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3395-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418209
