Next-Generation Smart Response Web (NG-SRW): An Operational Spatial Decision Support System for Maritime Oil Spill Emergency Response in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea)

Mihhail Fetissov, Robert Aps, Floris Goerlandt, Holger Jänes, Jonne Kotta, Pentti Kujala and Robert Szava-Kovats
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Mihhail Fetissov: Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
Robert Aps: Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
Floris Goerlandt: Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
Holger Jänes: Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
Jonne Kotta: Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
Pentti Kujala: Marine Technology, School of Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
Robert Szava-Kovats: Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-11

Abstract: The Baltic Sea is a unique and sensitive brackish-water ecosystem vulnerable to damage from shipping activities. Despite high levels of maritime safety in the area, there is a continued risk of oil spills and associated harmful environmental impacts. Achieving common situational awareness between oil spill response decision makers and other actors, such as merchant vessel and Vessel Traffic Service center operators, is an important step to minimizing detrimental effects. This paper presents the Next-Generation Smart Response Web (NG-SRW), a web-based application to aid decision making concerning oil spill response. This tool aims to provide, dynamically and interactively, relevant information on oil spills. By integrating the analysis and visualization of dynamic spill features with the sensitivity of environmental elements and value of human uses, the benefits of potential response actions can be compared, helping to develop an appropriate response strategy. The oil spill process simulation enables the response authorities to judge better the complexity and dynamic behavior of the systems and processes behind the potential environmental impact assessment and thereby better control the oil combat action.

Keywords: decision support system; emergency response; marine pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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