EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
Telephone
+351 211 209 415
Fax
+351 211 209 480
Email
MaritimeSupportServices@emsa.europa.eu
9.01 Video and images (optical and IR)
Data group
09. Data collected by aerial assets
Coast Guard Functions with access
Maritime Safety Including Vessel Traffic Management
Maritime Ship and Port Security
Maritime Customs Activities
Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking and Smuggling and Connected Maritime Law Enforcement
Maritime Border Control
Maritime Monitoring and Surveillance
Maritime Environmental Protection & Response
Maritime Search and Rescue
Ship Casualty & Maritime Assistance Service
Maritime Accident and Disaster Response
Fisheries Inspection & Control
Status of implementation
Available
Dissemination channels
Agency web interface
Point(s) of contact
EUROSUR Fusion Services (EFS) Service Desk
EUROSUR Fusion Services (EFS) Service Desk
Email
efs@frontex.europa.eu
EFCA Coordination Centre (CC) and/or Virtual Coordination Centre (VCC)
EFCA Coordination Centre (CC) and/or Virtual Coordination Centre (VCC)
Email
Operations@efca.europa.eu
RPAS service
RPAS service
Email
rpas@emsa.europa.eu
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Description
Video and images provided by the EO systems installed on board of aerial assets. The images and pictures are transmitted in real time or sent with an undefined delay.
Data elements
- Video/image source sensor in the visible and infrared channel
- Operational call sign
- Time in UTC
- Sensor latitude in deg. and dec.
- Sensor longitude deg. and dec.
- Sensor true altitude
- Sensor horizontal field of view deg. and dec.
- Sensor vertical field of view deg. and dec.
- Slant range in NM
- Platform heading angle by compass display
- Platform pitch angle deg. and dec.
- Platform roll angle deg. and dec.
- Frame centre latitude deg. and dec.
- Frame centre longitude deg. and dec.
- Frame centre elevation in ft.
- Screen corner latitude point 1 deg. and dec.
- Screen corner longitude point 1 deg. and dec
- Screen corner latitude point 2 deg. and dec.
- Screen corner longitude point 2 deg. and dec.
- Screen corner latitude point 3 deg. and dec.
- Screen corner longitude point 3 deg. and dec.
- Screen corner latitude point 4 deg. and dec.
- Screen corner longitude point 4 deg. and dec.
The data elements are collected according international standards (STANAG 4069, MISB and KLV). The full datasets are described for EMSA aerial assets in the EMSA RPAS Interface Control Document.
Legal basis
- EFCA Regulation (EU) 2019/473
- EBCG Regulation (EU) 2019/1896
- EMSA Regulation (EU) 2016/1625
Scope and source of data
This data allows acquisition of images coming from the different highly sensitive electro optical sensors fitted on aerial asset, with different technical and frequency spectrum capabilities: visible and (near/short/long)infra-red. The visible camera and most if the IR cameras allow zooming-in to the objects of interest. Infra-red cameras allow night time operations.
The data will be collected by the service provider owning or having the command and control on the asset and will be distributed to all the recipients or a specific list of them either from the service provider or by the relevant Agency.
Technical implementation
The technical implementation varies from supplier to supplier who are encouraged to implement on-board processing for further dissemination via RLOS or BRLOS datalink. If the radar track data is not correlated on-board the asset, the correlation takes place on ground within the Agencies fusion systems.
Conditions of access
Public administrations from the EU Member States and EFTA/SAC states, and EU Agencies can request for RPAS services. Access to the data coming from the services is limited to Agencies and relevant participating MS authorities as identified by the requesting authority.
- EFCA will provide the information to authorities involved in the operation
- Frontex will have the ownership of the operation
- EMSA will provide the requesting administration with the ownership of the operation