Next-Generation Smart Response Web (NG-SRW): An Operational Spatial Decision Support System for Maritime Oil Spill Emergency Response in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea)

The Baltic Sea is a unique and sensitive brackish-water ecosystem vulnerable to damage from shipping activities. Despite high levels of maritime safety in the area, there continued risk oil spills associated harmful environmental impacts. Achieving common situational awareness between spill response decision makers other actors, such as merchant vessel Vessel Traffic Service center operators, an important step minimizing detrimental effects. This paper presents Next-Generation Smart Response Web (NG-SRW), web-based application aid making concerning response. tool aims provide, dynamically interactively, relevant information on spills. By integrating analysis visualization dynamic features with sensitivity elements value human uses, benefits potential actions can be compared, helping develop appropriate strategy. process simulation enables authorities judge better complexity behavior systems processes behind impact assessment thereby control combat action.