ABSTRACT
This chapter offers an in-depth survey of the research proposals that have exploited maritime data specifically generated by the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to propose applications and data-analytic solutions for various problems. It aims to compile and critique a comprehensive list of such research works, which can serve as an important basis in building new applications as well as offering a useful source of reference for various stakeholders. The stakeholders include port authorities, shipping companies, researchers, maritime practitioners, and law-enforcement agencies. The chapter summarizes the main ideas and techniques of the existing proposals while discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each proposal. It focuses on the maritime data generated by the AIS and their applications in data analytics. The chapter presents an overview of the AIS and its main functions, followed by a brief description of an AIS station that the authors have set up at SAP Research in Singapore.
