MONITORING OF NAVAL VESSEL EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS USING AIS SIGNALS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of Automatic Identification System signal monitoring for regional, national, or global naval vessel exhaust gas emission monitoring. The AIS signal emitted by an AIS transceiver/transponder comprises information regarding a naval vessels exhaust gas emission synchronized as a function of time with at least one of the naval vessels' i) geographical position, ii) direction, and iii) speed.