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Issue 6
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EV1 Blows Away the Competition
It’s been an incredible year at exactEarth
as we welcomed EV-1 to our advanced
vessel monitoring satellite constellation, the
highest detection performance Automatic
Identification System (AIS) satellite ever
built. EV-1 recently successfully completed
the payload performance testing after
launching into orbit in July 2012 and has
now gone into full commercial operation in
November.
The polar-orbiting spacecraft was built
under contract for exactEarth by SSTL in the
UK and is the fifth deployed satellite in the exactView™ vessel monitoring satellite
constellation. COM DEV Canada acted as prime contractor and COM DEV
Europe(UK) supplied the advanced AIS transceiver payload for this mission. EV-1 utilizes
high-speed S-band and C-band communications to frequently downlink information to
a number of ground stations around the world.
"We were delighted to announce that EV-1 had passed through the payload
performance testing phase with flying colours, exceeding all our expectations in the
process”, said Peter Mabson, President of exactEarth. “EV-1 was designed to be the
most advanced AIS satellite built to date and during the testing phase it has lived up to
that billing as we have witnessed a doubling of detection rates compared to any of our
previous satellite AIS sensors. We are excited with the prospect of making these data
available to our customers in the very near future and providing a big step forward in
maritime vessel detections from space. EV-1 is the product of exactEarth technology
and investment – we see this as setting the gold standard for performance which we
will continue with planned launches next year of the Canadian M3M satellite and an
exactEarth AIS payload on the Spanish PAZ radar satellite”.
In This
Issue
PAGE 2 Contract Updates
• SAMSA Contract Renewal
• DTAPP Funding
• Joining the OGC
PAGE 3 Tech Talk
• Coming Soon:
exactAIS® Web Services
• Data on Demand
• EV-1 Performance
PAGE 4 Company News
• Upcoming Events
• Meet our Staff
• Coming Soon
To read more about the performance standards that EV1 is now setting, turn to page 3.
exactEarth is the Maritime Sponsor at DGI 2013
exactEarth is extremely pleased to be sponsoring the upcoming Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI)
2013 Conference and Tradeshow running January 21-23 in London UK. exactEarth will not only be leading
the maritime panel session but will also be sponsoring the maritime session private lunch and exhibiting at
the tradeshow. Be sure to visit exactEarth at Booth #28 to discover the recent advancements in exactAIS®
technology. exactEarth will also be hosting our very popular Pin the Sail on the Ship™ game in booth, drop
by for your chance to play!
DGI 2013 will bring together heads of geospatial intelligence, remote sensing, GIS mapping, gis data and satellite imagery within the
military, governmental and national security sectors as well as industry solution providers. For more information about the event,
click here for the website.
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SAMSA Upgrades Existing Contract with exactEarth
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) recently signed a major agreement with exactEarth
Ltd to renew their exactAIS® Data Service through to October 2014. SAMSA has been a leading pioneer
in the use of Space based AIS data and has been instrumental in driving improvements to Maritime
Safety and Security in Southern Africa. Working with a number of Government departments in the
maritime security environment, SAMSA is involved with marine environment protection, national and
economic security as well as search and rescue operations through its MRCC - Cape Town. With this
agreement, SAMSA will now have access to exactAIS Premium™ data delivering AIS data as one
integrated feed allowing for comprehensive and berth-to-berth vessel tracking.
Captain Karl Otto, Executive Head of the Centre for Sea Watch and Response in SAMSA, said “The detection level, coverage
and reliability afforded by the exactAIS service gives us an invaluable resource in helping to manage the maritime environment
around Southern Africa. It gives us visibility into sea areas that we cannot achieve with any other sensor or data source”.
exactEarth Joins the OGC
This summer, exactEarth received its acceptance as a member of the OGC (The
Open Geospatial Consortium). As exactEarth accelerates its technological
advancements in the delivery of its Satellite AIS (S-AIS) data, membership in the OGC
is an important step towards developing new geospatial solutions to meet a growing
and diverse customer need. exactEarth recognize that interoperability can be a
bottleneck, hampering the integration of new data sources, such as S-AIS, and
slowing acceptance and market expansion. Open standards, championed in the geospatial arena by the OGC, break down
these barriers and exactEarth are keen to be actively involved in this area to shape the future direction of geospatial data
distribution to ensure its customer needs and market requirements are catered for.
“We are seeing a rapid expansion in the use of Satellite AIS data” said Graham Stickler, Senior Director of Global Marketing at
exactEarth and a previous OGC Working Group Chair. “As we explore new ways to provide these data to our customers it is
clear that interoperability is a key requirement. We believe being involved in the OGC will help us form new partnerships and
open new lines of communication with our customers fostering even greater use of our data. We look forward to being an
active force in helping to define future standards and methods for use in the Maritime Industry in particular”.
exactEarth Receives Funding from the Canadian Government
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable
Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology visited the
offices of exactEarth to announce an investment from the Digital Technology
Adoption Pilot Program (DTAPP), delivered by the National Research Council
of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).
exactEarth Ltd. received approximately $50,000 from DTAPP to implement
projects that include the adoption of new software tools and information and
quality systems.
“As an organization that excels in developing and exploiting leading-edge
technology, we are extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with
DTAPP,” said Peter Mabson, President of exactEarth Ltd. “This project will help
us further increase our competitive advantage worldwide.”
Pictured from left- Peter Mabson, Minister Paradis and
Minister Goodyear
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Coming Soon: exactAIS® Web Services
Data as a Service (DaaS)
exactEarth will soon be rolling out the latest addition to our data
services product line: exactAIS® Web Services.
The information highway has
expanded exponentially in
the
last
decade
as
the
average
consumer
has placed a significant
importance on receiving
data as quickly and as easily as possible. In addition
there is an increasing need to receive data in a form
that can be easily ingested and integrated into
disparate operational systems with minimal effort.
Recognising this need to break down the
interoperability bottlenecks that often hamper data
integration especially in the geospatial world and
understanding that receiving what you want, when you
want it, in an on-demand model is now common place,
exactEarth is pleased to announce that a DaaS option
will be available early in 2013.
exactAIS Web Services provide
Open Geospatial Consortium(OGC)
compliant Web Map Services (WMS)
and Web Feature Services (WFS) to
retrieve vessel position, static,
voyage,
and
historical
track
information.
These new services will allow users to:
• Immediately consume and display data in any OGC compliant
geospatial system
• Integrate data with other geospatial datasets dynamically
without any custom programming
• Receive data on-demand to meet customer specific needs
• Embed data within existing workflows and in a machine-tomachine conversation
exactAIS® Web Services will deliver exactAIS data to
customers in an on-demand manner providing the
ability for customers to request and receive data as
and when they require it, without the need for
complicated data management systems at the client
end. By utilising Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
compliant Web Map Services (WMS) and Web Feature
Services (WFS) such data can be easily integrated into
existing geospatial platforms and will also be
compatible with a machine-to-machine type
interfaces allowing for fast, automated methods of
access. Contact us for more information on this exciting
new development and watch our website for more
details over the coming months.
EV-1 Performance Review
The EV-1 satellite has far exceeded expectations and passed
through its commissioning testing with flying colours. EV-1
recently successfully completed the payload performance
and went into full commercial operation. EV-1 was designed
to be the most advanced AIS satellite built to date and during
the testing phase it lived up to that billing as it resulted in
increased detection rates of up to 15-40% better than any of
the previous satellite sensors. The performance has exceeded
industry expectations as EV-1 daily detection rates are
reaching 45,000 MMSIs (Maritime Mobile Service Identity
number) increasing the total exactAIS® global AIS service to
approximately 90,000 unique MMSIs a day. Customers have
been provided with a big step forward in vessel detections from
space to complete their maritime picture.
Improvements to Current S-AIS Service with EV-1
24 hour Period – October 30, 2012
There are many more launches planned in the near future including the Canadian M3M satellite and an exactEarth AIS
payload on the Spanish PAZ radar satellite both launching in 2013. These will help to ensure that exactEarth continues to
provide the most comprehensive and high performance satellite-based AIS service for years to come.
Check out our new EV-1 webpage for more information.
News
exactEarth in Action
exactEarth recently hosted
the first two webinars in a
series entitled “Introduction
to Satellite AIS” focused
on
presenting
the
technology in depth. We
had great participation
and plan on putting on a
variety of webinars in the
new year discussing not only the technology but also the
many applications of Satellite AIS and our very own
exactViewTM system.
These 30 minute seminars,
complete with demonstrations, provide an overview of
Satellite AIS and how this technology is revolutionizing
the world of Maritime Domain Awareness. Be sure to
check our website for details on our upcoming webinar
in January 2013.
Upcoming Events
exactEarth recently exhibited at the Esri Latin America
and Asia Pacific User Conferences as well as at GEOINT,
Securetech and the Texas V/C-Sigma III Meeting.
Don’t miss your opportunity to experience exactAIS® live.
exactEarth will be showcasing exactAIS at the following
upcoming events:
You can also
visit our website
for a detailed
calendar of
events with all
of exactEarth’s
upcoming
shows.
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Meet the exactEarth Team
Bal Randhawa has been at
exactEarth for just over two years
now, employed as the Staff
Scientist. He currently works on
improving
the
detection
capability and performance of
extracting AIS messages received
by satellite systems as well as
providing technical analysis of AIS
data collected around the world.
In the past, Bal has worked in academia as a Research Fellow
at the University of York. He has also worked for several
start-up companies mainly in R&D and Telecommunications.
Bal was educated in England and has a degree in Physics, a
Masters in Electromagnetic Compatibility as well as a PhD in
Electronics.
Bal has published several papers in
Computational Electrodynamics a particular branch of
Computational Physics and he is also currently a member of
the Institute of Engineering and Technology.
Getting to Know Bal:
1) If your house was burning down, what three objects
would you try and save?
A: Telescope, climbing gear and laptop
2) If you could learn a new skill, what would it be?
A: Learn to ride a motorbike
3) What’s a quality you admire most in other people?
A: Sincerity and openness
4) What’s the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done?
A: Had several scary moments while climbing in the Yorkshire
Dales England and Jura Spain.
Coming Soon: Satellite AIS For Dummies
exactEarth has teamed up with Wiley Publishing to bring to you “Satellite AIS
For Dummies”, a custom book to discover Satellite AIS in its entirety. We
hope you will find this educational resource a true gold mine of information
to cultivate a community of Satellite AIS experts across the globe.
Check our website for details on how to pick up or download your copy!
SATELLITE AIS
exactEarth is a data services company based in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and is supported by an established network of regional offices and technology partners worldwide. To learn
more about exactEarth, or to set up an evaluation of our global vessel monitoring service, please contact [email protected] or +1 519-622-4445
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