Inside the National Computational Infrastructure: Gallery
Located in Canberra, the National Computational Infrastructure stores and manages access to more than 10 petabytes of national and international data sets, including from the ...
Customs has been trialling a spy plane to patrol Australia's borders, flying surveillance low and slow to get into the dirty details of shipping.
The UAV is able to identify the size of ships using its radar. For ships over 300 gross tonnes, it picks up other information using their automatic identification system, which vessels of that size have to operate. Its speed can get as low as 65 knots, allowing it to get close shots of ships and their crew.
Credit: Australian Customs ServiceCaption by: Suzanne Tindal
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