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RE: Cool things we do with Satellites #6 : Near real-time detecting of oil spills worldwide
Hey @fredrikaa, great post. Do you know if satellites are able to penetrate beneath the ocean? Ya know...to track those Russian submarines up north.
Also, your description of AIS made me wonder how the US Navy has managed to be part of several collisions over the last year even with this tech. Any ideas?
Ryan
Yes, we can see beneath the water to find subsea mountains and map the formation of the ocean floor. No we cannot detect submarines, yet!
Large trading vessels have to have a AIS beacon. However, their positioning then becomes public information and is shared between all ships, coastal guards etc. Military, like those US ships, will obviously not have it as it would simply give away their location.