Coast Guard Agency to Establish Marine Information Platform by 2026... Surveillance Area Expands from 72,000 km² to 315,000 km²

The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 18th that it will establish a Maritime Information Fusion Platform (MDA) by 2026 to monitor and respond to situations occurring at sea in real time.

This platform is a security system that analyzes maritime information collected from vessels, Vessel Traffic Services (VTS), aircraft, satellites, and other sources using artificial intelligence (AI) to proactively respond to various risks.

Maritime powers such as the United States and Japan have already established such systems and utilize them for maritime security and safety policies.

The Coast Guard expects that once this platform is established, the area that can be monitored in real time will expand more than 3.4 times from the current 72,000 km² to over 315,000 km². This corresponds to 70% of the total maritime area of 450,000 km² under the Coast Guard’s jurisdiction.

Lee Myung-jun, Director of the Security Bureau at the Korea Coast Guard, stated, "Once this system is established, it will be possible to analyze information collected using various surveillance assets and fuse multiple maritime data dispersed across different ministries. This will enable proactive responses to various threats occurring at sea and secure maritime capabilities on par with neighboring countries."

Main screen of the AI Maritime Security Support System. The information displayed on the screen distinguishes merchant ships, fishing vessels, and passenger ships by shape and color for ship safety management purposes. [Provided by the Korea Coast Guard]

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