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Developing contextually aware ship domains using machine learning

Developing contextually aware ship domains using machine learning
Developing contextually aware ship domains using machine learning
Developing risk models to predict where collisions between vessels might occur is hindered by the relative sparsity of collisions. To address this, vessel encounters and near-misses have been used as a surrogate indicator of collision risk, referred to as ‘domain analysis’. When constructed empirically, using historical information, previous work is challenged by the multitude of factors which influence the passing distances between vessels. Within this paper, we conduct data mining of big vessel traffic datasets to determine the encounter characteristics across different waterways, vessel types and speeds, weather conditions and other exploratory variables. To achieve this, we utilise a novel approach of machine learning through a random forest algorithm to predict the critical passing distance between vessels in a multitude of conditions. We contribute a far greater range of influencing factors on domain size and shape than previous studies. Finally, we investigate the potential advantages of this approach to assess the spatial risk of collision across a large region. The results help to establish the factors that influence collision risk between navigating vessels and enable empirical maritime risk assessments.
automatic identification system, ship behaviour, ship collision, ship domain
0373-4633
515-532
Rawson, Andrew David
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Brito, Mario
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Rawson, Andrew David
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Brito, Mario
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Rawson, Andrew David and Brito, Mario (2021) Developing contextually aware ship domains using machine learning. Journal of Navigation, 74 (3), 515-532. (doi:10.1017/S0373463321000047).

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Abstract

Developing risk models to predict where collisions between vessels might occur is hindered by the relative sparsity of collisions. To address this, vessel encounters and near-misses have been used as a surrogate indicator of collision risk, referred to as ‘domain analysis’. When constructed empirically, using historical information, previous work is challenged by the multitude of factors which influence the passing distances between vessels. Within this paper, we conduct data mining of big vessel traffic datasets to determine the encounter characteristics across different waterways, vessel types and speeds, weather conditions and other exploratory variables. To achieve this, we utilise a novel approach of machine learning through a random forest algorithm to predict the critical passing distance between vessels in a multitude of conditions. We contribute a far greater range of influencing factors on domain size and shape than previous studies. Finally, we investigate the potential advantages of this approach to assess the spatial risk of collision across a large region. The results help to establish the factors that influence collision risk between navigating vessels and enable empirical maritime risk assessments.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 8 March 2021
Published date: May 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: This work is partly funded by the University of Southampton's Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) and the European Research Council under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement number: 723526: SEDNA). Publisher Copyright: Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2021.
Keywords: automatic identification system, ship behaviour, ship collision, ship domain

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Local EPrints ID: 447728
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/447728
ISSN: 0373-4633
PURE UUID: e8348c7a-eac6-470b-86e5-6abf6c6304f0
ORCID for Andrew David Rawson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8774-2415
ORCID for Mario Brito: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1779-4535

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Date deposited: 19 Mar 2021 17:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 06:24

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Author: Andrew David Rawson ORCID iD
Author: Mario Brito ORCID iD

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