This paper describes the integration of maritime information from multiple sources in the context of passage planning for coastal voyages. It begins with describing the construction of a computational ontology for maritime information and nautical chart symbology. The use of this ontology in defining a markup language is then described, followed by a discussion of the use of this ontology and m...

Combined research in the fields of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and maritime systems has finally reached the point where paths should overlap and continue in better unison. This paper introduces methodological and experimental results of several marinerelated GIS projects whose objectives are to develop spatial data models and computing architectures that favour the development of mon...

Cnidaria stings cause a wide range of cutaneous and systemic symptoms, normally occurring shortly after the venomous insult (1). We report a case of worsening cutaneous reaction over an eight-year period following a Cnidaria attack sustained whilst maritime swimming. The lesion was characterised by severe, ulcerating chronic inflammation that required wide local excision and skin grafting. Prev...

Much has been written in recent years about the crisis in fisheries caused by the critical reduction in catches and about the strategies developed by local communities of fishers in response. The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the use of maritime heritage can also be considered part of these strategies. Like fishers elsewhere, Catalan small-scale fishers face severe threats to their...

The increase of maritime traffic in the past few years have posed concerns about the safety of using this transport facility in the future. Recent accident statistics show that the age of boats, legislation and traffic flow control are nowadays insufficient to ensure the security of boats, crew, coasts and ecological system. Maritime authorities have set up Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS), which f...

A generative model for modelling maritime vessel behaviour is proposed. The model is a novel variant of the dynamic Bayesian network (DBN). The proposed DBN is in the form of a switching linear dynamic system (SLDS) that has been extended into a larger DBN. The application of synthetic data fabrication of maritime vessel behaviour is considered. Behaviour of various vessels in a maritime piracy...

By automating and supporting the picture production process and improving the quality of situation pictures, data fusion has become an important aid in military surveillance. Recognised Maritime Picture (RMP) production is inherently a distributed process, and effective information exchange protocols are a supplementary aid to data fusion. This paper focuses on situation pictures supporting mar...

Over the years, maritime surveillance has become increasingly important due to the recurrence of piracy. While surveillance has traditionally been a manual task using crew members in lookout positions on parts of the ship, much work is being done to automate this task using digital cameras coupled with a computer that uses image processing techniques that intelligently track object in the marit...