exactEarth Ltd., has successfully added its latest satellite exactView-1
(EV-1) into its commercial service today. EV-1 is the
most advanced AIS satellite built to date and is
performing with increased detection rates of up to 40%
better than any previous satellite sensors. EV-1
performance has exceeded industry expectations as daily
detection rates are consistently reaching 45,000 MMSIs
(Maritime Mobile Service Identity number) increasing the
total exactAIS® Premium global AIS service to
approximately 90,000 unique MMSIs a day.
EV-1 was launched into an 810km polar orbit in late
July 2012 and subsequently went through rigorous
commissioning activities to bring the satellite into
full operation. exactEarth will expand its
constellation in the near future with advanced AIS
Receivers on board the Canadian M3M satellite and
the Spanish PAZ radar satellite both launching in
2013. In addition two further dedicated AIS
satellites will be launched in 2013. These will help
to ensure that exactEarth continues to provide a
comprehensive and high performance satellite-based
AIS service for years to come.
"We are very excited to announce that EV-1 has
joined our operational service offering”, said
Peter Mabson, President of exactEarth. “We are
thrilled that the advanced sensors coupled with
our patented de-collision processing algorithms
are delivering results beyond our expectations
making EV-1 a huge leap forward in space AIS
detection. This single enhancement to our
service offering doubles the AIS messages
collected from space and delivers an even higher
level of performance to our customers around the
world providing the most complete maritime
picture available today.”