Guide to Maritime Informatics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Maritime Data

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Maritime Reporting Systems

      • Konstantina Bereta, Konstantinos Chatzikokolakis, Dimitris Zissis

      Pages 3-30

   3. Navigating the Ocean of Publicly Available Maritime Data

      • Theodoros Tzouramanis

      Pages 31-69

3. Off-Line Maritime Data Processing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Maritime Data Processing in Relational Databases

      • Laurent Etienne, Cyril Ray, Elena Camossi, Clément Iphar

      Pages 73-118

   3. Maritime Data Analytics

      • Panagiotis Tampakis, Stylianos Sideridis, Panagiotis Nikitopoulos, Nikos Pelekis, Yannis Theodoridis

      Pages 119-147

   4. Visual Analytics of Vessel Movement

      • Natalia Andrienko, Gennady Andrienko

      Pages 149-170

4. On-Line Maritime Data Processing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171

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   2. Online Mobility Tracking Against Evolving Maritime Trajectories

      • Kostas Patroumpas

      Pages 173-201

   3. Link Discovery for Maritime Monitoring

      • Georgios M. Santipantakis, Christos Doulkeridis, George A. Vouros

      Pages 203-231

   4. Composite Maritime Event Recognition

      • Manolis Pitsikalis, Alexander Artikis

      Pages 233-260

5. Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261

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   2. Uncertainty Handling for Maritime Route Deviation

      • Anne-Laure Jousselme, Clément Iphar, Giuliana Pallotta

      Pages 263-297

   3. Maritime Network Analysis: Connectivity and Spatial Distribution

      • César Ducruet, Justin Berli, Giannis Spiliopoulos, Dimitris Zissis

      Pages 299-317

   4. Shipping Economics and Analytics

      • Roar Adland

      Pages 319-333

In the last 25 years, information systems have had a disruptive effect on society and business. Up until recently though, the majority of passengers and goods were transported by sea in many ways similar to the way they were at the turn of the previous century. Gradually, advanced information technologies are being introduced, in an attempt to make shipping safer, greener, more efficient, and transparent. The emerging field of Maritime Informatics studies the application of information technology and information systems to maritime transportation.


Maritime Informatics can be considered as both a field of study and domain of application. As an application domain, it is the outlet of innovations originating from data science and artificial intelligence; as a field of study, it is positioned between computer science and marine engineering. This new field’s complexity lies within this duality because it is faced with disciplinary barriers yet demands a systemic, transdisciplinary approach.  At present, there is a growing body of knowledge that remains undocumented in a single source or textbook designed to assist students and practitioners.


This highly useful textbook/reference starts by introducing required knowledge, algorithmic approaches, and technical details, before presenting real-world applications.  The aim is to present interested audiences with an overview of the main technological innovations having a disruptive effect on the maritime industry, as well as to discuss principal ideas, methods of operation and applications, and future developments. The material in this unique volume provides requisite core knowledge for undergraduate or postgraduate students, employing an analytical approach with numerous real-world examples and case studies.

• Maritime data analytics
• Maritime visual analytics
• Vehicle information systems
• Data exchange systems
• Vessel tracking and monitoring
• Electronic chart display
• marine and freshwater sciences

• Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

  Alexander Artikis

• Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Syros, Greece

  Dimitris Zissis

Alexander Artikis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Piraeus and a Research Associate at the National Centre for Scientific Research (NCSR) “Demokritos”. His research interests lie in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. 


Dimitrios Zissis is Associate Professor at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Syros, Greece.

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