
Technology NewsMarch 14, 2024
Every ship in the harbour, accounted for.
Combining the QDEEP SDK's video AI with AIS transponder data, YUAN's port solution detects, tracks, and identifies vessels automatically — with PTZ cameras that keep the target in frame.
Challenge
Ports are vital hubs of modern economies, with a heavy flow of vessels arriving and departing every day. Keeping that traffic safe and efficient means tracking every ship — but traditional methods rely on manual observation and radar, which are inefficient, expensive, and short on accuracy.
Solution
YUAN's answer pairs the QDEEP SDK with AIS. Video AI analyses the port's surveillance feeds to detect vessels automatically; AIS supplies each ship's dynamic data to anchor identification. Four functions work together. Ship detection finds vessels in the surveillance video. Ship tracking follows each one and records its movement trajectory. PTZ control steers cameras automatically so the target vessel never leaves the frame. And ship identification matches AIS data — name, number, heading, speed — against what the cameras see.
Key benefits
Automating detection, tracking, identification, and camera control lifts port operating efficiency significantly, and costs fall sharply against traditional manual methods. Accuracy improves across every function, because AI does not tire or look away. And security tightens: with PTZ cameras holding target vessels continuously in view, monitoring personnel observe and direct operations with a picture they can trust.
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