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Cerulean empowers ocean pollution watchdogs with orbital observation
The vastness of the ocean allows polluters to evade detection in all but the most egregious violations. SkyTruth aims to change that with Cerulean, an
Cerulean’s makers built a machine learning model that identifies any suspicious slicks or trails, and then allows users to rewind and find vessels that were pinged nearby at the time. “We’re trying to fill an information gap to pursue litigation that will help communities go after compensation for the harm caused by these spills,” said the group’s attorney, Santiago Piñeros Durán. Just letting captains know they are being watched is powerful.” UK climate advocacy organization Uplift used Cerulean data to look at the frequency and size of oil spills affecting the country’s waters.
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