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New Project to Meet SurveillanceRequirements in the Remote Pacific

Persistence Surveillance

Objectives:

•Protect U.S. resources,including fisheries, habitatsand protected species

•Monitor the state of oceanresources

•Combine existingtechnologies in a novel,scalable, cost-effectiveconfigurations

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Persistence Surveillance Concept

•Combines existing capabilitiesincluding:

•Satellites

•Vessel reporting systems (AIS andVMS)

•Air and surface patrols

•Over-the-horizon radars

•Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

•Merges two existing capabilities in anew way:

•Autonomous surface platform(Wave Glider)

•Passive acoustic Ultra-shortBaseline (USBL)

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Persistence Surveillance -Interested Partners

•Federal Agencies

•United States Coast Guard/Dept. of Homeland Security

•National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

•Non-governmental Organizations

•Google, Marine Conservation Institute, Sylvia Earle, WildAid

•Private Industry

•Liquid Robotics, Teledyne Benthos

•Academia

•University of Hawaii – CIMEES Center for Island MaritimeExtreme Environmental Security and Stevens Institute ofTechnology National Center for Secure and Resilient (CSR)Maritime Commerce

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Persistent Surveillance Design –Two Phases

•Phase I: Proof-of-concept for integrated Wave Glider and USBLtechnologies

•Engineering integration to produce WG/USBL units

•Multiple, iterative deployments with three units in 2013 rangingin duration from hours to days

•Acoustic algorithm development

•Enhancement of USBL firmware based on acoustic dataanalysis

•Field trials with USCG and vessels of opportunity

•Integration of WG/USBL data with other relevant datasets (AIS,VMS, HF radar, satellite)

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Persistent Surveillance Design –

•Phase II: Demonstration Project

•2014 earliest target deployment for 6-12 months

•Objective – Demonstrate threat assessment capabilities ofsystem

•presence and behavioral characteristics of vessels

•persistent monitoring

•Additional units - up to 9 WG, USCG airborne assets

•Considered Site:

•Marianas Archipelago recommended at 2/2012 Workshop

•Remote ocean area of international interest

•Feasible staging from Guam - relatively close to bases/infrastructure

•Other areas can be considered

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