Tunisian migrants in Lampedusa: SPOT 5 and OceanWay keep track of maritime picture

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Some 4,000 Tunisian migrants flocked to the island of Lampedusa in makeshift boats between 11 and 13 February following the Tunisian democratic transition.

Faced with this sudden and massive influx, the Italian government declared a humanitarian state of emergency on the island.

Two SPOT 5 images and the OceanWay platform helped keep track of the maritime picture.
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Implementing the maritime surveillance platform
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SPOT 5 was tasked to track the maritime picture around Lampedusa.

An image acquired on 15 February was compared with a recent archive image from 5 February.

Both images were processed to level 2A and then analysed by the OceanWay platform.

 
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OceanWay satellite-based maritime surveillance platform

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OceanWay activity report

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OceanWay activity report
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The activity report detailed the location, heading, movements and behaviour of boats in the vicinity.

On 5 February, 18 boats were identified, the smallest of them estimated to be 4 metres long.

On 15 February, less than 4 hours after image acquisition, 6 boats were detected, including 2 military vessels patrolling south of the island.

 
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[ ] OceanWay Lampedusa 05 February 2011
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[ ] OceanWay Lampedusa 15 February 2011
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OceanWay satellite-based maritime surveillance
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The OceanWay service tracks, informs and alerts on maritime activity in a given zone.

Using radar and optical satellite imagery to generate and deliver detection reports in near-real time, it offers users an effective decision-support tool in a secure, operational format.
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OceanWay satellite-based maritime surveillance platform

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