A System for the Measurement of the Amazon

Author

Ferraro, Paul B. ; Bauersachs, Mark ; Burns, John ; Bataller, G.

Volume

22

Issue

8

fYear

2007

Firstpage

9

Lastpage

19

Abstract

The System for the Vigilance of the Amazon (SIVAM) is a $1.4 billion dollar project of Brazil aimed at the development and deployment of a high-technology system-of-systems to perform monitoring, protection, and control of the land, air, and water resources of the Brazilian Amazon region. The primary challenge of the SIVAM project is to perform remote sensing and communications over a vast and undeveloped land area. The SIVAM network meets this challenge through an extensive network of Air Traffic Control/Surveillance Radars, Environmental Sensors, Communications Systems, Airborne Sensor Systems, and Coordination Centers. Now fully operational, the SIVAM system is the world´s largest fully integrated remote monitoring system of the environment and provides critical information on a timely basis to the Brazilian government, law enforcement agencies, and to commercial, educational, and research groups.

Keywords

monitoring; remote sensing; Brazil; SIVAM project; System for the Vigilance of the Amazon; air resources; land resources; monitoring; protection; remote sensing; water resources; Air traffic control; Airborne radar; Communication system control; Control systems; Protection; Radar remote sensing; Remote monitoring; Sensor systems; Surveillance; Water resources;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2007.4301020

Filename

4301020