Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 378-387 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- Sea ice
- the Baltic Sea
- SAR
- Ice navigation
- Navigation support system
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A system for icebreaker navigation and assistance planning using spaceborne SAR information in the Baltic Sea. / Berglund, Robin (Corresponding Author); Kotovirta, Ville; Seinä, Ari.
In: Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 33, No. 5, 2007, p. 378-387.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - A system for icebreaker navigation and assistance planning using spaceborne SAR information in the Baltic Sea
AU - Berglund, Robin
AU - Kotovirta, Ville
AU - Seinä, Ari
N1 - HUO: Projektin nimi: POI-ICE Project code: 1284
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The two most heavily navigated waterways in the world, where seasonal sea ice plays an important role in navigation, are the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada and the Baltic Sea in Europe. Spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) has been used operationally by the icebreakers in the Baltic Sea since 1992. Today, both RADARSAT and Envisat advanced synthetic aperture radar (ASAR) data are delivered to end-users. The captain and mates on Finnish and Swedish icebreakers interpret the images using a work station called IBPlott developed by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The geographical information system (GIS) type of work station combines and displays all available relevant information required for making routing and ship assistance decisions. The information available includes satellite images, ice charts, positions and destinations of the ships moving in the area, visualization of current speed and tracks (from the Automatic Identification System (AIS)), ice forecasts, water level, and weather forecasts and the most recent weather observations. In this paper we present the operational system in use for making SAR images available to the end-users in near real time in the Baltic Sea, combining the satellite images with other information products. The end-user experiences of the system and future development ideas are presented briefly.
AB - The two most heavily navigated waterways in the world, where seasonal sea ice plays an important role in navigation, are the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada and the Baltic Sea in Europe. Spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) has been used operationally by the icebreakers in the Baltic Sea since 1992. Today, both RADARSAT and Envisat advanced synthetic aperture radar (ASAR) data are delivered to end-users. The captain and mates on Finnish and Swedish icebreakers interpret the images using a work station called IBPlott developed by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The geographical information system (GIS) type of work station combines and displays all available relevant information required for making routing and ship assistance decisions. The information available includes satellite images, ice charts, positions and destinations of the ships moving in the area, visualization of current speed and tracks (from the Automatic Identification System (AIS)), ice forecasts, water level, and weather forecasts and the most recent weather observations. In this paper we present the operational system in use for making SAR images available to the end-users in near real time in the Baltic Sea, combining the satellite images with other information products. The end-user experiences of the system and future development ideas are presented briefly.
KW - Sea ice
KW - the Baltic Sea
KW - SAR
KW - Ice navigation
KW - Navigation support system
U2 - 10.5589/m07-042
DO - 10.5589/m07-042
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 378
EP - 387
JO - Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
JF - Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
SN - 0703-8992
IS - 5
ER -