Oil Spill Scene Analysis System

Next, the Oil Spill Scene Analysis System (OSSAS) is presented (Robbe and Zielinski 2004, Robbe 2005). The task of OSSAS is the fully-auto-mated generation of the requested high-level information onboard the surveillance aircraft. This kind of data processing is hereby defined as internal data processing. In the case of the present application, the term end-user comprises the airborne sensor operator, the response crew at sea and responsible authorities. Any further use of the internally derived high-level information outside the surveillance aircraft is defined as external information processing. 

Fig. 6. Overall functional diagram of the Oil Spill Scene Analysis System (OSSAS)...

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