MDA
Abstract
The Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) project is a portfolio of partnerships that leverages the investments of other agencies in MDA tools and data, and funds the enhancement of those tools to meet Navy requirements for worldwide over-the-horizon vessel tracking and other MDA data in support of Distributed Common Ground System-Navy (DCGS-N), Automated Identification System (AIS) program of record, MDA analysts at Fleet Maritime Operations Centers, and at the Office of Naval Intelligence. The MDA project manages the partnership with the Department of Transportation to leverage the Maritime Safety and Security Information System (MSSIS) and SeaVision, an unclassified non-Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) information-sharing tool used by United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), European Command (EUCOM), Africa Command (AFRICOM), Southern Commnd (SOUTHCOM), other USG agencies, and foreign partner nations to increase maritime security by sharing information. SeaVision produces a track picture based data contributed by MSSIS partners such as costal AIS and costal radar and augmented with commercially procured data. SeaVision is a cloud-based system where users can visualize vessel tracks, access vessel information and run a growing set of analytics. SeaVision also has Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for machine-to-machine data exchange with authorized systems including the Navy's AIS program of record. The MDA project manages the partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to leverage the THRESHER system. THRESHER is a cloud-based system that provides over-the-horizon vessel tracking and analysis tools enhanced by Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML). The MDA project is working with NRO to enhance THRESHER capabilities to improve the correlated and fused track feed provided over the Integrated Broadcast Service and improve THRESHER analytics on both JWICS and SIPR net. FY 2024 efforts for MDA SeaVision include user driven and prioritized feature enhancements documented in the System Requirements Specification 8.0, which was developed with the stakeholder community in 2023. Major capabilities include the integration with AI/ML platforms to improve analysis, and enhanced interoperability with Office of Naval Intelligence Authoritative Maritime Services. These efforts also include back-end enhancements to the MSSIS to facilitate better data throughput and conditioning. Efforts for THRESHER include user driven feature enhancements to analytics and improved correlation and fusion algorithms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 2351_0304785N_5_1319_PB_2024
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