@article{Thombre_Guinness_Chen_Ruotsalainen_Kuusniemi_Uriasz_Pietrzykowski_Laukkanen_Ghawi_2015_3,
	author = {Thombre, Sarang and Guinness, Robert and Chen, Liang and Ruotsalainen, Laura and Kuusniemi, Heidi and Uriasz, Janusz and Pietrzykowski, Zbigniew and Laukkanen, Juhani and Ghawi, Philippe},
	title = {ESABALT Improvement of Situational Awareness in the Baltic with the Use of Crowdsourcing},
	journal = {TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation},
	volume = {9},
	number = {2},
	pages = {183-189},
	year = {2015},
	url = {./Article_ESABALT_Improvement_of_Situational_Thombre,34,571.html},
	abstract = {This paper presents the key assumptions and preliminary research on an integrated system called ESABALT, for enhancing maritime safety, which incorporates the latest technological advances in positioning, e-Navigation, Earth observation systems and multi-channel cooperative communications. The most novel part of the ESABALT concept, however, is a focus on user-driven crowdsourcing techniques for information gathering and integration. The system will consist of a situational awareness solution for real-time maritime traffic monitoring via utilizing various positioning technologies; an observation system of the marine environment relevant to transportation and accidents including assessing the sea ice, oil spread, waves, wind etc.; and a methodology for context-aware maritime communication with cooperative, multi-channel capabilities. The paper presents the intelligent, novel, user-driven solution and associated services developed in ESABALT for enhancing the maritime safety in the whole Baltic area.},
	doi = {10.12716/1001.09.02.04},
	issn = {2083-6473},
	publisher = {Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Navigation},
	keywords = {Safety at Sea, e-Navigation, Maritime Safety, Baltic Sea, Situation Awareness (SA), Maritime Communication, ESABALT Project, Crowdsourcing}
}