Korea Coast Guard Establishes Aviation Information Analysis Unit and Deploys High-Performance Equipment

Workshop Held on the 15th to Strengthen Information Analysis Capabilities

The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 16th that it has established an 'Aviation Information Analysis Unit (AIU)' at aviation squadrons nationwide and has installed high-performance graphic information analysis equipment.

The Coast Guard plans to use this equipment to analyze three key types of information?vessel location, time, and track. By combining this data with various legal and civil complaint information, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) analysis, they will identify repeated and illegal patterns, and operate aircraft according to the times and maritime areas where illegal activities are likely to occur.

The Coast Guard's aviation force operates six airplanes and nineteen helicopters across ten aviation squadrons nationwide, patrolling all maritime areas daily with high-magnification thermal imaging equipment and radar. However, due to the high speed of aircraft, it is difficult to identify and crack down on illegal activities involving thousands of fishing and merchant vessels, as well as various types of marine pollution discovered during missions, without prior information.

On the 15th, after completing the 'Aviation Information Analysis Capability Enhancement Workshop' at Gimpo Airport, attendees are taking a commemorative photo. Korea Coast Guard

In relation to the establishment of the Aviation Information Analysis Unit, the Coast Guard held a workshop at Gimpo Airport on the 15th to strengthen its capabilities. The workshop covered topics such as aviation information analysis and response systems, techniques for analyzing maritime civil complaints, how to use various track analysis tools (including Global Fishing Watch and MarineTraffic), training on satellite image fusion analysis methods, and discussions on the latest information analysis techniques.

Yeo Sungsoo, Director of the Guard and Patrol Bureau at the Korea Coast Guard, stated, "We will make greater efforts to address repeated public complaints, illegal fishing by foreign vessels, illegal entry, smuggling, and other maritime crimes by fully operating an information analysis system specialized for aircraft."

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