Project Results FedSS The Federated Security Shield for maritime security
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A scalable, state-of-art RIA (Rich Internet Applications) technology that provides a new information handling capability able to disclose data sources on a secure, need-to-share basis: the FedSS software-intensive system enables interoperability among new and existing geographically dispersed, heterogeneous security solutions for maritime security and safety on an international, distributed execution platform. A drug PROJECT ORIGINS smuggler Serious problems are faced by countries scenario demo bordering the Baltic, North and was prepared Mediterranean seas in relation to maritime for the Turkish activities, whether legal or illegal. The need Coastguard and demand for safety and security along to show how with rapid response to possible incidents the integrated require international cooperation among the system allows respective coastguard, customs, maritime the exchange of and border police, fishery inspectorates and data between government ministries. With information and different even invaluable intelligence from various agencies. third party sources potentially available, the The scenario ITEA 2 project FedSS set out to fuse this data incorporated with multimedia information originating a simulation The difficult environment of maritime safety and security from open, or at least accessible, sources. environment, based on the needs of the Turkish search components included a FedSS ontology TECHNOLOGY APPLIED Coastguard. At the heart of the FedSS along with a semantic indexer and search. The new information handling services processing framework is the Dynamic Process User-defined operational pictures were introduced by FedSS encompass various forms Integration Framework (DPIF/MARTELLO) that established for the Turkish Coastguard and of anomaly detection based on non-kinematic integrates the various applications as part of relevant authorities, and specific vessels data, information to geo mapping, long- the FedSS framework and the visualisation tracked using kinematic anomaly detection term trend detection, cross-border analysis (UDOP) of the agencies connected to the to identify suspicious movements. In services and smart concept retrieval services. system. MARTELLO is geared to data security addition, the use of OGC protocols to deliver The OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) Web as opposed to network security, encrypting geo-data makes for significantly improved Feature Service (WFS) and Web Map Service all data separately thus enabling full-access interoperability in the nautical domain. (WMS) standards were used to realise the control of every piece of information and the Other benefits gained from this scenario mapping of fused information with 2D and ability to actually share information on an demonstrator include machine-learning 3D maps in the security and safety domain. ad-hoc and real-time basis. A FedSS (graph- for ship tracking, on-the-fly combination of Context-awareness between the map and based) database component contained an geo-data from multiple sources. A virtual information of the operator’s task is assured initial collection of knowledge data for more collaboration tool was used to support the via the OGC web coverage service. than 330,000 vessels while the semantic overall development and reduce cost and risk. FedSS 11009 MAKING THE DIFFERENCE safety monitoring capability that runs The results of the FedSS project lay the within any browser or specific plug-ins and Partners basis for a number of prospective product is accessible by static and mobile users. Belgium and service developments. For example, Singular will apply FedSS results to define Luciad Proline Secure Multiparty Computation is new products to be included in K-Site a technique for evaluating a function with product line, with the envisaged business Ireland multiple peers so that each learns the model based on a per-use licence. The output value but not each other’s inputs. availability of the new software component Skytek FedSS focused on systems based on secret is estimated at around two years. Finally, sharing to implement secure multiparty Skytek expects to deploy the results Netherlands computation. C2Tech aims to incorporate the of the project large manufacturing and CTIT newly developed decision-making capability complex maintenance activities such as in Eindhoven University of Technology acquired in FedSS into its existing product aerospace and processing plants or power Thales portfolio and to improve its current expertise stations. Once a demonstrator is available, in video-streaming and rule-based engines. Skytek intends to approach key players Thales Nederland will industrialise the FedSS in the aircraft maintenance domain with Spain prototype results within two years as software whom it has a strong research relationship. Singular Meaning plug-ins that can be added to existing maritime security systems. In addition, The impact will be felt in terms of Turkey Thales Nederland envisages the possibility of boosting not only the attractiveness of CTech integrating the content-based indexing, text existing software products in the single mining and threat detection components into supplier-customer case through improved Proline Bilisim Sistemleri ve Tic. a maritime command-and-control system. information processing and analysis but Yaltes Elektronik ve Bilgi Sistemleri Üretim also better information interoperability in Luciad’s exploitation of the results will come cases involving one or more suppliers to in the shape of an all-round security and multiple customers. Project start December 2013
MAJOR PROJECT OUTCOMES Project end Dissemination September 2016 8 publications 6 presentations/papers at conferences/fairs Project leader Exploitation (so far) Frank Rulof, Thales DPIF/Martello; Application integration platform with secure data exchange. Project email LuciadRIA; WebGL based map display (2D and 3D), Tactical symbologies , Earth [email protected] modelling, OGC protocols and Map Data fusion. Secure Data Storage; Keyless enctyption method, Storage level encryption for inside Project website threats to cloud computing, In build fail over protection. https://itea3.org/project/fedss.html Virtual Collaboration Environment; for collaboration and training for people geospatial dispersed, audio, presentation boards, movies , whiteboards, 3D objects Semantic Search; Easy and powerful semantic search over big documents collections (intelligence reports, news, blog posts and social media) SAFAX; Evaluation of XACML policies, Policy alignment, Integration of credential-based and reputation-based policies within access control ICSS; Simulation of an Integrated Coastal Surveillance System DTVVD; Digital TV Video Distribution, Real-time Video Stream over Ethernet Network, Low latency (< 100 msec) and GPU utilisation MS; Simulated Mission System Gesture Library; User Defined Gesture Library for naval application for harsh environment MHS; light weight Message Handling System with ADat-P3 compliant message creation / delivery and Text Message Support ES; Environment Simulator generating a realistic operational environment for simulations KAD; Anomaly Detection Engine for Ship Tracking Applications
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