Patent ID: 8917175
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: B63B,E02B,G01S,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking movement in a marine environment comprising: associating a plurality of tracking devices with a fluid spill event; deploying the plurality of tracking devices in a fluid spill, each tracking device of the plurality of tracking devices transmitting a geographic location of the tracking device to a data processing satellite; monitoring the geographic location of each tracking device of the plurality of tracking devices to track the movement of the fluid spill over a period of time; determining a forecasted trajectory of the fluid spill based on the movement of the fluid spill over the period of time; adjusting a spill response based on the forecasted trajectory; attaching an asset-tracking device to a spill response asset; deploying the spill response asset based on the forecasted trajectory of the fluid spill; and monitoring the asset location of the spill response asset using the asset-tracking device.