Architecture for Collaborative Digital Simulation for the Polar Regions

Offshore oil and gas operations continuously go to the High North. The ecology of the Arctic area is very fragile. The maritime industry is mainly eco-destructive. In the Arctic, the problems of possible ship accidents and catastrophes are extremely dangerous for the nature. In this paper, we analyse recent literature on new digital simulation technology and propose new ways of the utilization of this novel technology in the maritime industry. We present fresh insights related to the architecture, software and hardware related to joint digital simulation platforms in planning safe maritime operations in the Arctic and effective search and rescue operations. For the facilitation of integrated systems, the project will work towards a cross industry, open platform ecosystem connecting operations with the help of cloud technology: from data collection to storage through analytics. The utilization of the joint digital simulation platforms will allow to minimize pollution effects during navigation and accidents. The study will be interesting for scholars, policy-makers and practitioners from the maritime industry.