Swedish remote sensing systems for oil spill surveillance at sea

Abstract

Different remote sensing systems for oil spill surveillance have been developed in Sweden. The Swedish Coast Guard operates airborne systems based on a side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) and an infrared/ultraviolet (IR/UV) scanner. The systems are also used in general maritime surveillance (fishery inspection, search and rescue etc.) and participate also in the anti-submarine operations in the Swedish archipelagos.