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The Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce: A DHS National Center of Excellence in Maritime Security

The Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce: A DHS National Center of Excellence in Maritime Security

Julie Pullen, Michael Bruno
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466659469|ISBN10: 1466659467|EISBN13: 9781466659476
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5946-9.ch002
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Pullen, Julie, and Michael Bruno. "The Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce: A DHS National Center of Excellence in Maritime Security." Cases on Research and Knowledge Discovery: Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, edited by Cecelia Wright Brown, et al., IGI Global, 2014, pp. 20-38. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5946-9.ch002

APA

Pullen, J. & Bruno, M. (2014). The Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce: A DHS National Center of Excellence in Maritime Security. In C. Brown, K. Peters, & K. Nyarko (Eds.), Cases on Research and Knowledge Discovery: Homeland Security Centers of Excellence (pp. 20-38). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5946-9.ch002

Chicago

Pullen, Julie, and Michael Bruno. "The Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce: A DHS National Center of Excellence in Maritime Security." In Cases on Research and Knowledge Discovery: Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, edited by Cecelia Wright Brown, Kevin A. Peters, and Kofi Adofo Nyarko, 20-38. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5946-9.ch002

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Abstract

The DHS National Center of Excellence in Maritime Security's (CSR) Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) work develops and applies emerging technologies in support of layered surveillance. The layers include satellite-based wide area views, HF Radar systems providing over-the horizon situational awareness, and near-shore and harbor sensing utilizing underwater acoustic technologies. Integration of these systems accomplishes vessel detection, classification, identification, and tracking. Applications for end-users including U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have demonstrated the delivery of actionable information in operationally relevant settings. The Center won the DHS S&T impact award two years in a row for its role in providing vital data during the US Airways plane landing on the Hudson River and during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Furthermore, research in port resiliency has yielded a port disruption planning tool, the Port Mapper, that assisted government leadership during the closure of the Port of NY/NJ by Hurricane Sandy. Work at the Center is focused on delivering MDA data streams from emerging and advanced technologies into the hands of the operators in ways that are compatible with command decision support systems.

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