The Korea Coast Guard is moving ahead with a project to upgrade its maritime surveillance system using AI technology.
The Korea Coast Guard announced Thursday that it has launched the "Deep Blue Eye" project to maximize the efficiency of maritime surveillance operations through advanced AI technology.
Deep Blue Eye is an AI system capable of conducting real-time analysis at sea even in areas beyond communications range, using aircraft-mounted patrol devices. The AI program being developed alongside the system will detect illegal fishing by foreign vessels and ships posing security threats. It will also identify people adrift at sea and mark their locations on a map.
The project was selected under the Ministry of Science and ICT's "Top 10 AI Projects for People's Livelihoods" grant program and will run through December 2027 with a total budget of 2.5 billion won ($1.87 million).
Korea Coast Guard Commissioner Ha Man-sik said the agency would "do its utmost to identify invisible threats and create safer seas through the development of Deep Blue Eye."
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