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Q: What is MARISS? What are its objectives? Q: Which are the MARISS services? Q: How will MARISS improve the existing maritime security services? Q: Who are the MARISS services potential users/clients? Q: In what geographical regions do you offer your services? Q: Which information is provided to the user? Q: How are the services provided? Q: How is the service sold? What are the costs involved? Q: How can I become a User of the MARISS services? Q: How many satellites are involved in MARISS? Q: Will MARISS have an impact on maritime security? |
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Q: What is MARISS? What are its objectives?[ + top ] A: MARISS is an earth observation (EO) or satellite remote-sensing program, focused on maritime security on European waters. MARISS is supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the GMES join initiative with the European Union (EU). It promotes the utilization of satellites for public good and in support of public policy in the area of maritime security. MARISS prime objective is to deliver services to stakeholder groups who are interested in issues related to maritime security in Europe. These groups include policy makers, government departments and public agencies. |
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Q: Which are the MARISS services? [ + top ] A: The MARISS service portfolio has evolved to meet the key information needs of the European maritime security stakeholders that can be addressed with EO data. Currently MARISS services include:
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Q: How will MARISS improve the existing maritime security services? [ + top ] A: MARISS will upgrade the current existing Maritime Security Systems by:
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Q: Who are the MARISS services potential users/clients? [ + top ] A: MARISS clients are primarily public agencies involved in maritime security issues: Customs departments, Military Intelligence services, Coast Guards, etc. |
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Q: In what geographical regions do you offer your services? [ + top ] A: MARISS services are offered in the South Spanish Coast, North East Atlantic, North Atlantic Channel, Western Atlantic, Southern Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean. |
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Q: Which information is provided to the user? [ + top ] A: The MARISS services provide information on ship detection and ship identification. |
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Q: How are the services provided? [ + top ] A: The MARISS services results may be provided to the user terminal, transmitted by a secure internet connection, or delivered through a Web GIS |
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Q: How is the service sold? What are the costs involved? [ + top ] A: MARISS is currently contracted by the European Space Agency to provide these services. Therefore, at this moment in time they are free of charge with the aim to get users to appreciate the benefit of satellite-based monitoring services in maritime security (+ join user group). However, is the ultimate goal of MARISS team to become sustainable, so in a future scope MARISS services prices will be provided. |
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Q: How can I become a User of the MARISS services? [ + top ] A: If you are working in an organization anti-illegal trafficking/migration and you would like to try the MARISS services please fill in this form and we will contact you as soon as possible. |
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Q: How many satellites are involved in MARISS? [ + top ] A: There are two primary satellites in use: ENVISAT for the radar images, and Spot 5 for the high resolution optical images. |
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Q: Will MARISS have an impact on maritime security? [ + top ] A: We certainly hope so. MARISS not only intends to provide quasi real time services, but also It is one of the MARISS objectives to provide support to maritime security policy makers. Therefore, we hope that the MARISS services enrich the work of those dealing with maritime security issues. |
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