Environmental Decision Support Systems for Monitoring Small Scale Oil Spills: Existing Solutions, Best Practices and Current Challenges

Davide Moroni (1) , Gabriele Pieri (1) , Marco Tampucci (1)

1 CNR | ISTI - CNR Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione “A. Faedo” [Pisa]

In recent years, large oil spills have received widespread media attention, while small and micro oil spills are usually only acknowledged by the authorities and local citizens who are directly or indirectly affected by these pollution events. However, small oil spills represent the vast majority of oil pollution events. In this paper, multiple oil spill typologies are introduced, and existing frameworks and methods used as best practices for facing them are reviewed and discussed. Specific tools based on information and communication technologies are then presented, considering in particular those which can be used as integrated frameworks for the specific challenges of the environmental monitoring of smaller oil spills. Finally, a prototype case study actually designed and implemented for the management of existing monitoring resources is reported. This case study helps improve the discussion over the actual challenges of early detection and support to the responsible parties and stakeholders in charge of intervention and remediation operations.

Mots clés: marine information systems; environmental monitoring; proactive systems; decision support systems; signal integration; oil spills

Domaines: Intelligence artificielle [cs.AI]; Ingénierie de l'environnement

Davide Moroni, Gabriele Pieri, Marco Tampucci. Environmental Decision Support Systems for Monitoring Small Scale Oil Spills: Existing Solutions, Best Practices and Current Challenges. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019, 7 (1), pp.19. ⟨10.3390/jmse7010019⟩. ⟨hal-01989652⟩