AIS Maritime Data Services Launched for Canada
Satellite-AIS data service company exactEarth is providing additional Space-Based AIS maritime data services to the Government of Canada as of November 1.
"We are pleased to have won this competitive tender, which we believe reflects the high-performance capabilities and value of the 58 operational payloads supporting exactView RT, our real-time Satellite AIS service."
Peter Mabson, President and CEO of exactEarth.
Under the terms of the new contract, exactEarth will provide its AIS maritime data services for an initial term of one-year and the Contract includes four six-month options that, if exercised by the GoC, could extend the term by two more years. The Contract is expected to generate revenue of $424,000 (Canadian) during the initial one-year period.
"We are pleased to have won this competitive tender, which we believe reflects the high-performance capabilities and value of the 58 operational payloads supporting exactView RT, our real-time Satellite AIS service," said Peter Mabson, President and CEO of exactEarth. "This Contract expands our existing Satellite AIS subscription services provided to the GoC and we continue to explore opportunities to further grow this valued relationship."
Since its formation in 2009, exactEarth has pioneered a powerful new method of maritime surveillance called Satellite AIS, and has delivered to its clients a view of maritime behaviors across all regions of the world's oceans unrestricted by terrestrial limitations. The exactView RT system utilizes more than 60 payloads aboard the Iridium NEXT constellation, delivering real-time vessel information to customers in seconds. With persistent global satellite coverage, every corner of the world’s oceans are consistently monitored providing users with the most up-to-date and accurate view of the world’s maritime activity, according to the company website.
exactEarth's second-generation constellation, exactView RT, securely relays satellite-detected AIS vessel signals from any location on the earth's surface to the ground in seconds – thus enabling global real-time vessel tracking. This unique capability consists of satellite payloads designed and built by L3Harris Technologies, Inc. under agreement with exactEarth and that are hosted onboard the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites.
(Source: exactEarth new release)