MARGUS: automated maritime guardianship via unmanned systems
From satellite alert to on-the-water response — protecting the marine ecosystem, proactively.
Guardianship of the sea, from space to surface
MARGUS (Maritime Automated Response and Guardianship via Unmanned Systems) turns satellite Earth Observation into on-the-water action: AI detects environmental threats such as spills and marine litter, and a fleet of autonomous surface drones is automatically coordinated to classify and contain them.
Satellite EO
Edge AI
Auto
Response
An automated end-to-end chain
Real-time Earth Observation feeds a MARGUS edge infrastructure hosted at the port site, where AI screens satellite data for environmental threats. A dedicated MARGUS private network then activates and coordinates a fleet of autonomous surface drones (USV), which classify the threat in situ through Edge AI and carry out a first containment intervention.
What we aim to achieve
detect
An AI system identifies environmental threats from satellite Earth Observation data with target accuracy above 90%.
coordinate
A Command & Control platform automatically activates and coordinates a fleet of autonomous surface drones in response to a satellite alert.
intervene
Smart USVs classify the threat in situ through Edge AI and perform a first containment intervention directly on site.
Consortium
Contributors
Proposed within the Regione Liguria Downstream programme. SMA-RTY Italia acts as lead partner (capofila), with CNIT as scientific consultant.
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MARGUS protects the marine ecosystem