The US Coast Guard and Zelim, a Scottish start-up, have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to trial AI-enabled detection and tracking technology in search and rescue (SAR).
Finding someone in the water is a fundamental challenge for SAR teams. Zelim's ZOE solution uses AI to detect and track people, boats, or target objects in the water in any conditions.
The US Coast Guard is interested in harnessing rapidly advancing technologies, including AI and machine learning, to improve mission execution. The ability to detect, locate, characterize, identify, and track people or objects in the water in near or real-time has the potential to improve mission support.
The overarching objective of the CRADA is to determine methods to evaluate the effectiveness of AI technology with unclassified optical sensors in various environmental conditions.
The trial is a significant step forward in the development of AI-powered SAR technologies. It has the potential to improve the effectiveness of SAR operations and save lives.
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