Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS)

Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) is a Monte Carlo-based software system used by the Coast Guard for maritime search planning. SAROPS uses thousands of simulated particles generated by user inputs in a graphical user interface. SAROPS was designed to effectively use higher resolution gridded environmental data to provide superior accuracy in search object drift.

Features

• Handle multiple scenarios and search object types.
• Model pre-distress motion and hazards.
• Account for the affects of previous searches.
• Make requests and receive real-time data from an environmental data server.
• Manually input winds and currents information via a sketch tool using objective analysis techniques.
• Use the latest drift algorithms to project the drift of the survivors and craft.
• Automate search rescue unit allocation by maximizing probability of success.
• Generate search pattern summaries and search effectiveness reports.
• Export and import SAROPS case files.