The aim is to develop a compact multisensor system carried on small/medium UAVs that integrates a radar sensor jointly operating with EO/IR camera to monitor marine areas and to detect sea debris and oil spills. The use of a Ku band polarimetric radar will offer a solution for 24/7, all weather surveillance with enhanced capability of detecting floating debris and oil spills thanks to polarimetry and high spatial resolutions. Based on deep neural network technologies, a EO/IR sensor will be used to classify the type of debris and the extension of the oil spill, which is an important basis for the coordination of a prompt response.
POSEIDON is funded by the MarTERA partners Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) and Spanish Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) and co-funded by the European Union.
Coordinator
Dr Elisa Giusti, CNIT, Italy
Consortium
CNIT, Research institute, Italy
Cartogalicia, SME, Spain