Activities in the Arctic region are set to increase significantly in coming years, with the leading investment potential coming from: the oil and gas sector seeking to exploit new reserves; commercial shipping in pursuit of shorter routes; polar tourism, seeking to take increasing numbers of people further into the Arctic; fishing fleets, looking to exploit fish stocks around the emerging ice edge. Telespazio VEGA UK are leading the development of situational awareness services to help businesses in all these sectors operate responsibly and safely in the remote, hostile and fragile Arctic. The services include primarily satellite derived imagery Vessel Monitoring System from the Telespazio Group, satellite AIS (Automatic Identification System) provided by Canadian consortium member Exact Earth, and low bandwidth high fidelity image transfer system from AnsuR, a Norwegian company. Marine South East are providing maritime expertise and additional maritime data layers are provided by Stevenson Astrosat and HR Wallingford. Partners: Telespazio, e-geos, Ansur, Critical Software, Stevenson Astrosat, HR Wallingford
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