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06-01-2025 | 18:08 PM
Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT)
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has developed a Search And Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT).
Key Highlights
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
- Developed by: the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
- Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SRAT) was launched in 2016 and has been used extensively by the Coast Guard in its marine search operations.
- It facilitates the search and rescue operations in the seas to track lost individuals/vessels.
- The tool is based on a high-resolution Regional Ocean Modelling System run operationally on High-Performance Computers.
- Objective: To monitor the Indian Ocean using a network of buoys, tide gauges, and satellites.
- Significance: It supports the Coast Guard and other agencies in saving lives by reducing search areas thereby enhancing efficiency in search and rescue operations.
