Frequently Asked Questions
Why now?
- The technology has already reached maturity and sufficient cost-effectiveness
- Successful international Programs such as MSSIS (the Maritime Safety & Security Information System) provide inspiration and a blueprint for such collaboration
- By joining the proposed Program now you have the opportunity to participate in shaping its direction according to your needs from the very start
Who can be a Program Partner?
- Public organizations including governments, state-owned agencies, state-owned R&D organizations and international organizations
- Private companies and organizations; end-users such as commerce, transportation and insurance companies; funding organizations
- Universities and research institutions
What do Partners receive?
- Access to a world-wide communications backbone in space connecting “unwired” regions with the rest of the world
- Low initial investment and high cost-effectiveness due to the fractional ownership model of the Program
- Access to versatile technology offering solutions to a wide array of needs
Why CANEUS?
Proven capabilities: CANEUS brings together technology developers, end-users, governmental policymakers and investors from across the world, and provides a public/ private platform of transitioning emergent technologies rapidly and efficiently from concepts to the aerospace systems / products / missions
How will the CSSP Proposed Program provide better security to maritime trade?
A more sophisticated system of AIS monitoring is needed to contribute to the already existing systems guarding maritime safety and the pursuit of piracy and armed robberies. CANEUS Collective Safety, Security and Prosperity proposed Program (CSSP) will contribute to and add new functionalities to already existing systems, thus ensuring the smooth, unconstrained flow of cargo through Ports and Transit Corridors by prioritizing safety and security from space-based persistent AIS coverage
What is the potential market for space-based AIS data?
- National governments
- Militaries
- Coastal authorities and surveillance agencies
- Non-Governmental organizations such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- Search and Rescue Organizations
- Shipping Companies and their Insurers
- Port and Maritime operations organizations
- and Flag states
Will the data collected from space based AIS be distributed to all members?
The answer to this question is NO and YES. If the Ownership has been asserted, the data flow will be monitored and controlled by the member country that has the ownership. All members will have access to the same technology, while maintaining sole ownership of their individual data
If so many AIS based systems exist up to date, why make ONE more?
The spaced-based AIS proposed program is not simply just ONE more system, but rather builds upon currently existing systems. Moreover, it is an initiative taken by a global non profit organization, which would benefit all participating nations. The ONE MORE AIS is space-based, thus it would provide better coverage and more data, and most importantly its cost is significantly lower than other available commercial purpose AIS systems. The proposed CSSP program will also serve the purpose of uniting all nations willing to cooperate by providing a lower cost to entry, thus serving the needs of safety and security of all participating nations
Who is coming?
Representatives from eighty (80+) countries and major UN,
International Space and Maritime organizations have been invited
to participate at the International Workshop organized by
CANEUS International, together with organizations representing
the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa
Who are the organizers?
CANEUS Global Maritime Collective Safety, Security and Prosperity
(CSSP) Workshop organized by the representatives of
organizations from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, e.g.
the ONRG, NRL, NURC, ESA, EC, UN, APEC, and others, to
be held on October 20-22, 2010, in Tuscany, Italy
Last updated:
8/18/2010
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