Airbus Defence and Space has launched Ocean Finder, a service delivering satellite-based detection and identification reports for assets at sea. Ocean Finder aims to ensure safety in hostile areas and support search and rescue operations.
Ocean Finder’s goal is to monitor fleets of ships, locate hijacked boats, detect illegal activities, prepare maritime mission and ensure safety in hostile areas and supporting search and rescue operations.
Ocean Finder uses the Airbus satellite constellations, offering Earthimaging data, spanning multiple spectral wavelengths.
The service combines imagery with information sources including AIS and open source data to deliver object-centric or area-centric detection and identification.
The service can be accessed through a web portal allowing users to define the localisation and the surface of their area of interest and task the satellites directly. This can be activated to support planned mission preparation, or support urgent intervention.
