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In addition to using GEOINT for U.S. military and intelligence efforts, NGA assists during natural and artificial disasters, aids in security planning for major events such as the Olympic Games, [9] disseminates maritime safety information, [10] and gathers data on climate change. [11]
The Maritime Safety & Security Information System (MSSIS) is a freely-shared, unclassified, near real-time data collection and distribution network. Its member countries share data from Automatic Identification System (AIS) , coastal radar, and other maritime-related systems. [ 1 ]
The information in the Notice to Mariners is formatted to simplify the correction of paper charts and navigational publications. The NOTMAR.gc.ca site is a free 24/7 service providing mariners with up-to-date safety advisories. It provides mariners with a quick and easy to use interface to access Notices to Mariners information.
The Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) is a database system managed and used by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The MISLE is used to store data on marine accidental and deliberate pollution and other shipping and port accidents in US territorial waters. It accounts for vessels and other facilities, like port ...
maritime accidents, while characterized by a level of safety of the order of 10 −5 (1 serious accident per 100,000 movements), which is only slightly inferior to that of the field of air transportation (10 −6) are a significant source of risk for insurance companies, transport companies and property owners. [1]
Navtex is an international, automated system for instantly distributing maritime safety information (MSI) which includes navigational warnings, weather forecasts and weather warnings, search and rescue notices and similar information to ships. A small, low-cost and self-contained "smart" printing radio receiver is installed on the bridge, or ...
The front cover of the World Port Index, published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The World Port Index (PUB 150) contains a tabular listing of thousands of ports throughout the world, describing their location, characteristics, known facilities, and available services.
Maritime Awareness Global Network program logo. Maritime Awareness Global Network (MAGNET) is an intelligence tool for the collection, correlation, fusion, and dissemination of maritime information via web-enabled user interfaces to specific user groups in support of maritime domain awareness (MDA).