Improving Maritime Domain Awareness in Brazil through Computer Vision Technology

This article discusses the Brazilian maritime authority’s efforts to monitor and control vessels in specific areas using data from naval traffic system. Anomalies vessel locations can signal security threats or illegal activities, such as drug trafficking fishing. A reliable Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is necessary reduce occurrences. study proposes a data-driven framework, CV-MDA, which uses computer vision enhance MDA. The approach integrates records camera images create an annotated dataset for Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model. solution supports detecting, classifying, identifying small without trackers that have deliberately shut down their tracking systems order engage activities. Improving MDA could security, including warships invading territorial waters preventing