Behaviour Analysis and Anomaly Detection Algorithms for the Maritime Integrated Surveillance Awareness

The increasing complexity of social-economical activities in the maritime domain is raising new challenges to maritime administrations and agencies from coastal states. These challenges require innovative approaches to support maritime safety and security and, in particular, to promote the sustainable use of the oceans. One solution is to enhance Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) using systems with high integration and efficient analysis capability. With this problem in mind, the European Commission awarded a grant to a project which aims to develop a framework that will enable a better decision process, by the operators and decision makers, at the maritime operations centers and allowing seamless cooperation between operating authorities and on-site/at sea/in air intervention forces. The project focuses on taking benefits from the data exchange to the next level, while remaining completely integrated in the current European policy. Securing shipping and human lives is of fundamental importance for our continued well-being. The most important way to cost-effectively enhance security and safety at sea is to cooperate at national and international levels. This paper focuses on the specific contribution from some partners of the European Project Consortium - MARISA.