A new system using artificial intelligence (AI) to track the sources and movement of shipping emissions has been launched following extensive testing in Plymouth Sound.

Ocean OS has unveiled EMMA (Environmental Maritime Modelling and Analytics) which gathers data from sensors and satellites and uses AI to visualise emissions in great detail.

The technology will enable ports, regulators and the authorities to understand exactly where emissions go and how they impact air and water quality.

Over the last six months, the company has been testing the system in the waters off Devon and Cornwall to prove the science.

The project is a collaboration between Ocean OS, B4T Group, the University of Plymouth, and Satellite Applications Catapult and is backed financially by the Department of Transport through Innovate UK.

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