Detection and tracking of large marine litter based on high-resolution remote sensing time series, machine learning, and ocean current modelling (TRACE)
Programme Reference
20-D-T-TEC-01-b
Status
Closed
Country
Germany
Start Date
2020
End Date
2022
Programme: Discovery Prime Contractor: Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam GFZ
Description
The overall goal of the TRACE project was to build a remote sensing based fully automated system for the detection and tracking of large marine litter and accumulation patches of smaller litter items in order to obtain precise and reliable data on floating macro-litter regarding their quantity, position, accumulation zones, material properties, floating depth, and sources. The tracking mechanism has been implemented by coupling the daily satellite-based detections with an oceanographic forecasting system and by a two-step object matching approach.Contact point: Dr. Mathias Bochow, email: mathias.bochow@gfz-potsdam.de
• Application domain: Earth Observation
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Technology Domain:
16 - Optics
06 - RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
09 - Mission Operation and Ground Data Systems
16 - Optics
06 - RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
09 - Mission Operation and Ground Data Systems
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Competence Domain:
05 - End-to-end RF / Optical Systems / Products for Navigation, Comm., Remote Sensing
05 - End-to-end RF / Optical Systems / Products for Navigation, Comm., Remote Sensing
• Initial TRL: TRL N/A
• Target TRL: TRL N/A
• Achieved TRL: TRL N/A
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