OIL SPILL

FIRST MEETING IN MALTAMay 28 th -39 th , MALTAUV combined with Thermal IR•The UV and IR sensors operate in very different parts of theelectromagnetic spectrum•the physical principles behind oil detection is very different.•The sensors measure different properties of the oil and surroundingwater so 'false positives' are generally different for the two sensors•This makes their combination a more reliable instrument for oildetection than either sensor on its own.If we have different sensor geometries, swathwidths, different data formats and so onmakes data fusion time-consuming anddifficult to achieveGood strategy: an airborne with aTIR-UV scannersItalia-Malta Programme – Cohesion Policy 2007-2013A sea of opportunities for the futureThis project is part-financed by the European Union, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)Co-financing rate: 85% EU Funds, 15% National Funds