The report investigates some of the areas bearing on the feasibility of satellite surveillance of ships in port. Background conditions in a particular port as influenced by water temperature and the presence of a variety of shore based installations are considered. Particular attention is paid to relative severity of the cloud cover to be expected in some of the major shipping harbors of the world and over the open ocean. It was found in general that viewing conditions are better over the open ocean than they are in ports at comparable latitudes. The seasonal aspects of ocean surface transportation were considered. The distribution of surface ship traffic is affected by the freezing of ports and by seasonal variations in shipments of various commodities such as lumber, ore, grains, and petroleum. A discussion of the possible types of electro-optical equipment required for inport surveillance by satellite is also presented. (Author)
Ocean Surface Traffic Surveillance from Satellites - Considerations with Respect to Import Surveillance
1967
69 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Manned Spacecraft , Marine Engineering , Military Intelligence , Reconnaissance satellites , Water traffic , Ocean surveillance , Infrared tracking , Ships , Infrared equipment , Cloud cover , Harbors , Temperature , Feasibility studies , Periodic variations , Weather , Detection , Freezing , Maps , Tables(Data) , Background
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