Remote Sensing Analysis Framework for Maritime Surveillance Application

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and high (HR) and very high (VHR) resolution optical satellite images are valuable sources of information for maritime situational awareness. The objective of the Maritime Security Lab Analysis Framework is to develop and integrate applications to support operational services based on those SAR and optical satellite images in near real time (NRT).. In the frame of maritime surveillance services based on satellite images, the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), part of the
German Aerospace Center (DLR), established a framework to support automated NRT processing of huge amounts of image data from different satellite missions provided by a network of ground stations and service providers. Developed at DLR’s Maritime Safety and Security Lab Neustrelitz, the Processing Framework is intended to support operational maritime
surveillance value adding services. Main components are the Processing System Management (PSM), embedded thematic processors and the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The presentation will describe the overall workflow of data handling, the interfaces and the operator GUI, which was implemented for operational use as example.