Big Data on Vessel Traffic : Nowcasting Trade Flows in Real Time /

Vessel traffic data based on the Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a big data source for nowcasting trade activity in real time. Using Malta as a benchmark, we develop indicators of trade and maritime activity based on AIS-based port calls. We test the quality of these indicators by comparing...

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Autor principal: Arslanalp, Serkan
Outros Autores: Marini, Marco, Tumbarello, Patrizia
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Colecção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/275
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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