Polar Navigation Assistance Software
Advanced pack ice detection and classification to confidently navigate through treacherous waters
Ongoing R&D Project — Currently in Prototyping Phase
Case Study: Polar Navigation Assistance Software
Background
With the gradual shift in temperatures across the globe, Arctic and Antarctic maritime shipping lanes that had been frozen over for significant periods of time in the years, decades, and centuries of history prior are now becoming increasingly accessible year-round. This has led to a unique and unprecedented surge in international interest and investment into these regions to capitalize on newfound opportunity in integrating shorter passages for trade, transport, tourism, prospecting, scientific discovery, state security, and much more. However, while the extent in ice coverage and thickness in these regions is diminishing, the risk in navigating through them is still ever-present.
Challenge
Successful navigation of polar maritime shipping lanes today heavily depends on our ability to identify the presence and thickness of pack ice to best inform captains and their crews of if their vessel can sustain the voyage and along which route(s). Systems to aid in this process already exist, but they either use outdated techniques less accurate than the latest state of the art, don't provide or work with a live-feed of data, critical for detecting rogue obstacles or sheets of ice, or they display their information in a convoluted and/or inconvenient UI.
Solution
Everywhere others fall short, we're filling in the gaps to create the most comprehensive, accurate, and adaptable all-in-one polar navigation assistance software the industry has to offer, featuring:
Bleeding-Edge Technology
We provide and ensure the most accurate state-of-the-art ice sheet detection and depth classification computer vision technology.
Full-Spectrum Data
Our system evaluates the scene from every angle possible to illustrate the most complete picture possible and ensure you're best informed.
User-Friendly UI
No more squinting at a screen, no more guessing, no more confusion. Our UI is designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible.
Meticulous QA Analysis
In an industry that treads the line between life and death, we guarantee the industry's minimal degree of error possible.
System Components
- Utilizes the absolute best of the best: U-Net Ensemble, ViSual_IceD, ICESat-2 and more.
- Total integration with live-feed satellite imagery, drifting ice buoy (IMBs/IABPs) networks, and moored upward-looking sonar data.
- Simple real-time view and analysis of the ship's current and future position along its route.
- Interactive and customizable dashboard for captains and their crews to use as they see fit.
- Alternative routes for captains to consider if the primary route is not viable.
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