KSAT has been selected to provide an extensive portfolio of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite monitoring services to EMSA in support of the operational requirements of multiple maritime user communities in Europe. In October 2022, EMSA signed with KSAT a 24-month framework contract for the delivery of SAR satellite imagery which can be renewed for two additional 12-month periods.
By being able to cover almost the entirety of European waters and delivering multiple satellite missions, KSAT ensures near real-time (NRT) delivery of time-critical information for the maritime domain.
In addition to the European coverage, the KSAT Earth Observation (EO) services offered to EMSA, utilize the largest and best-positioned network of satellite ground stations in the world, through which imagery of any point on the globe can be acquired and delivered – in some areas in NRT.
Information from Earth Observation satellites offers a unique view of oceans, seas and coasts. Satellites, and their on-board sensors, provide routine, cost effective, reliable, and wide-area maritime surveillance.
With unique capabilities to regularly monitor very large areas independent of darkness and clouds, satellite-based SAR has proven to be an extremely efficient sensor to detect oil slicks, vessels, and ice on the sea surface.
As a provider of multiple satellite missions, KSAT is able to capture and process imagery in-house from all the SAR satellites suitable for maritime EO services.
The KSAT oil spill and vessel detection services have, through continuous technical development, evolved into extremely efficient state-of-the art-EO analysis services that is provided to EMSA and is offered commercially on a global scale.
The service concept such as provided to EMSA is applicable anywhere in the world and can easily be set up for new customers as KSAT has done in areas like Australia, Brazil and the Middle East.
