PRESEA – AI-supported traffic forecast to increase maritime safety
Description: The aim of PRESEA is the development of a software prototype for real-time-based, exact prediction and representation of the actual sea traffic in certain areas of the North and Baltic Seas for up to 14 days into the future.
The aim of PRESEA is the development of an AI-supported real-time-based software application that predicts the actual sea traffic in a certain area of the North and Baltic Sea up to 14 days in advance and displays it in a user-friendly way. The software is based on AIS data (Automatic Identification System), timetables for regular service, ferry and cruise ships as well as tide and weather data.
An essential step in the prediction of maritime traffic is the interpretation of the destination in AIS. Very often, ships use the UNLoCode for this purpose. In order to check whether JCS has recorded all LoCodes for a port, these were compared with the more than 4500 FleetMon Port Areas. During this investigation, several errors were found in the UN databases and this was passed on to the authorities.
In a complex procedure, the next port is determined on the basis of the destination string contained in the AIS. More than 300,000 alternative spellings and interpretations of port names are used for this purpose. Taking into account the last port call, the next port is determined together with the UNLoCode.
PRESEA – AI-supported traffic forecast to increase maritime safety