This project applies satellite and remote sensing technology to monitor marine pollution. It is scheduled to use satellite images from such as FORMOSAT-2 and SPOT to conduct regular marine monitoring. In addition, a low-latitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will be applicable in assisting of field investigations. To be able to clarify responsibility of marine and environmental pollution and facilitate damage evaluation, remote sensing technology application in Taiwanese inland and offshore areas is thus built. The working items include: 1. The NCU project team has set up an emergency communicational network between the team and the EPA. The team has provided communicational network and remote sensing systems to take part in marine trainings and data collection exercises for eleven times during the project period. 2. Satellite analysis branch, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been coordinated with each other in this project. Both units have discussed about oil monitoring technologies in radar satellite images and mechanism of data sharing in order to build up the consensus in technological cooperation. 3. Holding an international workshop, known as the 2012 Marine Pollution Response and Practice International Workshop, to discuss offshore oil spills and waste tracking analysis, the offshore freighter event emergency treatment and chemicals leakage strain and control. 4. Coordinate training courses for local government environmental executive units to improve their investigation ability and revise the investigation assessment process on marine monitoring around Taiwanese maritime areas.

Marine Oil Pollution;Remote Sensing Technologies;Marine Pollution Monitoring