Wave of the future: How DASA-backed AI innovation is revolutionising maritime rescue

Published on October 25, 2024

Scotland-based SME Zelim has won a contract with the US Navy to deploy their innovative AI-enabled Person-in-Water detection and tracking technology, known as ZOE.

  • Zelim’s detection and tracking system uses AI to scan the water surface to find people in the water much more accurately and consistently than human eyes and current systems can
  • Low-cost and easy to integrate, the software solution can be implemented in any camera or CCTV setup
  • DASA funding has helped take the solution from concept to commercial project, which is now being used on commercial ships, offshore energy infrastructure and commercial ports
  • In 2024, Zelim was awarded a US Navy contract to deploy ZOE - their advanced AI-enabled person in water detection and tracking technology

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