Design
The OCIANA© platform is designed with open architecture and inclusivity at its core. The AI powered technology meets the unique needs of multiple stakeholders including diverse communities in remote areas, such as indigenous people and coastal community partners.
User communities will be fully equipped to own, control and use their data in alignment with OCAP principles: ownership of data and information, control and rights of their own data, access and managerial rights as well as possession and physical protection/stewardship.
By integrating multi-stakeholder insights in the development, testing and validation process, OCIANA© resonates with and benefits all users.
Benefits
Ensuring Safety and Protecting Waters
OCIANA© prioritizes safety and environmental protection. The platform facilitates user monitoring of local vessel traffic, enables the identification of sensitive ecological areas and empowers access to real-time data on ice, wind and weather conditions. These capabilities are critical in reducing response times for marine emergencies and enhancing local marine safety. The platform has had a profound impact on local marine safety and environmental protection efforts, making waters safer for everyone.
Empowering Communities with Real-Time Maritime Data
OCIANA’s user-friendly interface ensures that vital insights are accessible on various devices. A coastal community using the platform may significantly improve local safety by accessing timely and accurate maritime information.
Data Sovereignty
One of OCIANA’s key strengths is its emphasis on data ownership and governance. OCIANA© can be configured so that First Nations data, such as maritime routes, environmental markers, or port activity relevant to their territories, are housed in a secure environment under the community’s designated authority. Users have full control over their data, ensuring that sensitive information is managed securely (geo-privacy) and transparently. The platform also features robust data upload capabilities, allowing users to contribute valuable local insights.
Iterative Feedback and Engagement
OCIANA’s competitive advantage and technical sophistication are in direct service of Indigenous data sovereignty and long-term empowerment. The platform’s predictive engines are equipped to operate with community feedback, reflecting resource priorities, or local goals. This also includes cultural knowledge integration and preservation of ownership. First Nations often possess nuanced environmental knowledge spanning generations and having this knowledge embedded into predictive models, under their control, can create more accurate forecasts, enhance community resilience, and reflect traditional wisdom in modern decision-making tools for the users.
OCIANA© provides a framework for respectful data handling, but also an opportunity to apply leading-edge predictive analytics under Indigenous guidance. OCIANA© can thus enable communities to own, control, access, and possess their data and to direct the predictive power of maritime analytics for community-driven outcomes.
Transparent and Customizable Analytics
OCIANA© enables users and communities to set the criteria, thresholds, and conditions for generating predictions, ensuring the technology aligns with local contexts, protocols, and cultural considerations.
Advanced Features Towards Predictive Insights
OCIANA© is equipped with powerful features which, in addition to facilitating control of data, provide predictive insights.
OCIANA© doesn’t just ensure data is managed ethically and respectfully, it leverages the power of predictive analytics to enhance community autonomy and strategic planning. For example: OCIANA© can provide forecasts of maritime traffic that help communities anticipate and mitigate risks (such as overcrowding in specific marine corridors), all while ensuring the community’s prerogatives on how this information is used.
OCIANA© excels in facilitating collaborative planning and real-time decision-making. The platform’s message centre and import/export capabilities facilitate seamless communication and data exchange on demand as required with requisite permissions to select users. This common picture enables more effective decision-making and enhances overall maritime situational awareness.
By providing crucial data and insights, OCIANA© helps reduce response times and improves the overall efficiency of operations.
OCIANA’s Dark Vessel Detection allows users to identify and monitor vessels that might otherwise go unnoticed. This feature has been recognized for:
- Performing continuous data fusion and pattern-of-life analysis
- Detecting and mitigating against a multitude of risks including, Dark Vessels, Identity Spoofing, Sanctions Infractions, Trafficking, and Illegal Fishing
- Providing customized alerts and notifications to support real time threat detection and monitoring
- Detection of unusual vessel behavior to ensure safety and security of territorial waters
Comprehensive vessel monitoring capabilities provide detailed insights into vessel activities, enhancing safety and operational efficiency. Community representatives can define what predictive factors are analyzed (e.g., shipping traffic patterns, disruptions, sustainability metrics), and how these insights are used in decision-making.
Additionally, OCIANA’s Environmental Performance Management (EPM) Toolkit facilitates efficient planning and management for vessels.
Conclusion
GSTS’ OCIANA© platform is transforming maritime situational awareness, safety and operational efficiency. By bridging communities with AI powered technology, providing real-time data, facilitating collaborative decision-making and enhancing safety and environmental protection, OCIANA© is setting new standards in the maritime industry. GSTS’ continued commitment to agile project management ensures the platform evolves to meet emerging needs.
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