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PERF ORMING AT FULL C APA CITY

The development of a processor that – using SAR
images – allows the detection of ships and the fu-
sion of these data with AIS data, was carried out by
Hisdesat in collaboration with the Department of
Processors Signal and Communications Theory at
the Polytechnic School of the Univer-
have been sity of Alcala de Henares. Hisdesat, in
cooperation with Airbus DS Geo SGSA,

developed for has won a contract for the provision into the system. This portal
of a satellite monitoring service using
optical imaging and synthetic apertu-
ship detection, re radar (SAR) for use in the National will be made available du-
ring the course of 2016.
Coordination Centre of the Civil Guard.
as well as for the There has also been progress, in At the same time, we are
conjunction with INDRA, on the Ear-
continuing our efforts –
fusion of SAR th Observation Services Geoportal. along with the companies
Through this Geoportal clients will
Kosmotras and Rosoboro-
image data with have access to all the services that nexport – to attain a launch
the company offers in Earth obser-
decree from the Russian
AIS shipping vation. Based on an online concept, it authorities. This is a neces-
sary step for fixing a date for
will provide clients with a very power-
monitoring data ful tool that is easy to use, and will the PAZ satellite launch. The
second quarter of 2016 is
guide when formulating requests or
seen as a likely launch date.
tracking requests already entered

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