From 30 September to 3 October the Iberian Sea Trial was held, one of the operational trials scheduled for the second phase of the Maritime Integrated Surveillance Awareness (MARISA) project.

MARISA, the main aim of MARISA, which kicked off in May 2017, is the integration of Big Data with multi-sensor data-fusion; this groundbreaking technique involves the mining of data from different sources to glean useful, top-quality information, applied in this case with maritime safety and security in mind. This will be possible thanks to the development of a set of interoperable tools for easy access of the data generated by the various technological resources now up and running.

This Horizon-2020 project involves a consortium in which the Italian multinational Leonardo is leading another 21 companies from 9 EU member states. GMV is one of these partner companies, playing a standout role in the project. In particular it is responsible for system design, the development of anomaly-detecting and level-1 data-fusion algorithms, as well as carrying out the integration and operational trials.

This ambitious demo, coordinated by GMV, involved various assets of the Portuguese Navy and the Spanish Guardia Civil. It was a resounding success. The set of interoperable tools developed during the project all interacted with each other in a coordinated way. The trial also achieved the problem-free implementation of the infrastructure of the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE), present in both countries, guaranteeing the due exchange of information and favoring collaboration between both countries.

As trial coordinator, GMV deployed personnel on both sites, providing operators with the necessary information and end users with the necessary support to ensure demo success.