| AIS | Automatic Identification System |
| AMARO | Autonomous real-time detection of moving maritime objects |
| COTS | Commercial Off-The-Shelf |
| EMSA | European Maritime Safety Agency |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GSD | Ground Sample Distance |
| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| MMSI | Maritime Mobile Service Identity |
| SBD | Short Burst Data |
| SQL | Structured Query Language |