Data analysis revealing illegal fishing wins hacking competition
Knowit is the winner of the Nordic Hack In SAS® Viya® competition with a project which detects irregular fishing patterns. In a collaboration between Intel and SAS Institute, nine analytic teams from SAS partners have developed data analytic models to address topics from spread of infections and better cancer treatments to detection of icebergs on shipping routes and prediction of results at the World Cup in football. A Pan-Nordic team of data analysts from Knowit has demonstrated that it is possible to create an algorithm that can help authorities pinpoint activities at sea which may