SEA.AI has been awarded a Spanish public tender to supply its AI-powered maritime Machine Vision systems in support of marine research, conservation and safety at sea.
The tender is from the Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO), Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, with the contract secured in collaboration with regional partner TMS Maritime Solutions.
It covers the delivery and deployment of seven SEA.AI systems across a range of vessels and operational environments to detect whales before they become a hazard.
The SEA.AI system will aid scientists and maritime authorities to better understand the behaviour of large cetaceans, whose presence in busy shipping lanes poses risks to both vessel safety and threatened populations.
SEA.AI systems combine optical and thermal imaging with artificial intelligence to enable continuous, real-time detection and classification of objects and marine life, day or night, regardless of sea conditions.
AI-powered machine vision
“Crews need the ability to detect and react to avoid collisions, even in low visibility or at night,” explained Esteban Campos, sales manager at SEA.AI.
“That’s exactly where AI-powered machine vision makes a difference.”
And he explained that the project comes at a critical moment with interactions between vessels and marine mammals becoming both more visible and more complex.
“We recognise a growing sophistication in the demand for intelligent technologies that harmonise marine ecosystem preservation with peak navigational safety,” said Sònia Compte, CEO of TMS Maritime Solutions.
“We are proud to be the driving force behind the deployment of this disruptive innovation in Spain.”
