Ask the Expert Hannah Linder Senior Manager, Data and Analysis How do pipelines feed data into Global Fishing Watch’s map and how has the latest release standardized the process for future pipeline updates? Our map is based on satellite data that contains key information on vessel identities and positions. A data pipeline takes this raw […]
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Ask the Expert Jose Angel Parreño Front-end engineer How does the technical framework behind Global Fishing Watch’s map support visualizations of large datasets? The Global Fishing Watch map allows anyone to analyze human activity taking place across the ocean at different geographic and time scales. Map users can perform a range of tasks with this
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Ask the Expert Tim Hochberg Senior machine learning engineer How do you match automatic identification system data with satellite imagery to identify publicly tracked vessels? Automatic identification systems, commonly referred to as AIS, transmit a ship’s position and alerts others to its whereabouts. While originally designed as a collision avoidance mechanism, AIS is regularly used
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Ask the Expert Pete Davis Data scientist What challenges exist in identifying offshore oil and wind structures when developing fixed infrastructure models? Creating a picture of what’s taking place beyond the horizon is far from easy. Our recent study analyzed 2 million gigabytes of satellite imagery to detect vessels and offshore infrastructure in coastal waters
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Ask the Expert Fernando Paolo Senior remote sensing machine learning engineer How is satellite data used to map human activity at sea? Analyzing large data streams of satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical imagery–a core component of the work we do at Global Fishing Watch–requires a complex workflow. A constellation of satellites image the
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Ask the Expert Luca Marsaglia Fisheries analyst, European Union What is the value of using research-derived datasets in analyses? Fisheries management is no simple task. The distribution of species, changes in productivity, management boundaries, illegal fishing and corruption are all factors that make oversight and governance of fisheries challenging. And the Mediterranean Sea is no exception.
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