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Projects, people and progress on the water.

19 updates · newest first. Article dates are publication dates.

2026

  1. Published

    Product updates · Australia & USA

    ResQTwin: the footage, the track and the place.

    A coastal event or vessel track becomes easier to investigate when its footage, map and 3D surroundings can be read together. Two recordings show the approach.

  2. Published

    Events · Spain

    Coastal cameras and rescue drones: next questions from the Blue Flag Congress.

    Pedro and Paco’s conversations with coastal councils and rescue-technology developers in Spain put a practical question in focus: what needs to happen after a camera flags an event?

  3. Published

    Announcements · Australia

    James Bigg recognised by Guinness World Records.

    James was 16 years and 309 days old when he achieved the youngest software engineer (male) record. His work now spans coastal AI engineering and the SAIL conference presentation.

  4. Published

    Events · USA

    ResQVision takes the stage at the SF Maritime Tech Summit.

    Alex Piatek pitched ResQVision during SF Tech Week, joining maritime operators, founders and investors for discussions about putting technology to work on the water.

  5. Published

    Projects & trials · Spain

    ResQVision’s coastal fieldwork reaches Chipiona, Spain.

    A field visit with Pedro and Paco put the local questions first: a changing waterline, a fixed camera view and the observations that would help the team responsible for the coast.

  6. Published

    Announcements · Global

    Can your existing camera do the job? Start with one view.

    ResQVision’s free initial assessment gives teams a written recommendation on one camera view before they commit to a wider pilot.

  7. Published

    Announcements · Singapore

    ResQVision joins Australia’s 24-company AI mission to Singapore.

    At Team Australia’s Singapore mission, ResQVision brought coastal and maritime sensor intelligence into a wider discussion about trusted AI, integration and real operating problems.

  8. Published

    Projects & trials · Australia

    Inside SAIL: how a coastal camera alert reaches a rescue operator.

    The AFAC26 paper follows the chain from a rock-platform observation to verification in Surf Life Saving NSW’s operations centre and the coordination of a response.

  9. Eventto

    Events · New Zealand

    Comms Connect New Zealand

    Matt Ingersole and Riley Porteous of Surf Life Saving NSW presented the SAIL operating workflow in Wellington, with Alex joining the event. The session connects camera event detection with verification and response coordination through an operations centre.

    ResQVision attended · Alex Piatek

  10. Published

    Insights · USA

    Radar, sound and images: a 24-hour experiment in operator decisions.

    At San Francisco’s National Security Hackathon, Alex built a sensor-context project around a practical operator problem: understanding several sensor observations together.

  11. Published

    Events · Singapore

    ResQVision meets shipping operators through Austrade’s Singapore maritime programme.

    Alex Piatek and Julian Kovacek joined the Landing Pads maritime technology programme to explore how ResQVision’s camera intelligence could fit maritime operations.

2025

  1. Published

    Events · Egypt

    ResQVision presents camera-based water-flow research at WCDP 2025.

    ResQVision’s WCDP 2025 presentation examined how camera footage can reveal water movement, and the technical limits that need to be understood before using it for coastal decisions.

  2. Published

    In the media · Australia

    9News shows the people and technology behind SAIL’s coastal alerts.

    The November 2025 report follows coastal camera monitoring into the operator workflow, showing why detecting an event is only one part of a response.

  3. Published

    Projects & trials · Australia

    At Kiama, fall-detection development starts with real coastal footage.

    Field data collection with Surf Life Saving NSW connected model development to the rock platform, the camera view and the team that would receive an alert.

2024

  1. Published

    In the media · Australia

    SBS meets the lifesaver and engineers behind ResQVision.

    The December 2024 feature follows Alex, Bryan and Julian’s early work on a question born at Bondi: how could a camera help the right people notice trouble?

  2. Published

    Insights · Australia

    The Bondi rescue that led to ResQVision.

    An after-hours rescue at Bondi Beach stayed with me. This is how that night led to a conversation with Julian, a first version built overnight by Bryan, and ResQVision.

  3. Published

    Insights · Australia

    What the 2024 coastal safety report means for camera placement.

    Historical national figures point to a practical planning question: where is the local risk, and can an observation reach a team that can respond?

  4. Published

    In the media · Australia

    InDaily reports how a lifesaver and two engineers found a shared problem.

    An October 2024 feature traces ResQVision’s origins to the gap between a coastal incident happening and someone with the ability to help knowing about it.

  5. Published

    In the media · Australia

    9News introduces ResQVision’s coastal camera idea at Bondi.

    The October 2024 coverage shows the company’s starting point: using coastal cameras to help lifesaving teams notice activity that needs a closer look.

Media coverage & references13 public sources
Guinness World Records

James Bigg: youngest software engineer (male)

Individual record dated 30 March 2026 · profile identifies ResQVision work

Open source
Austrade ·

Australian AI innovators in Singapore

Official mission recap naming ResQVision

Open source
LinkedIn · Riley Porteous

A SAIL alert and the operational context around it

Operator update · alerting and response are distinct

Open source
LinkedIn · Matt Ingersole, shared by Alex

SAIL’s 9News coverage and the teams behind it

Operator update · shared on Alex’s public profile

Open source
9News Australia ·

SAIL coastal camera monitoring and response

SAIL coverage

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SBS ·

The three founders and the coastal safety idea

ResQVision coverage

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9News / DL Comms media archive ·

Early ResQVision coverage and proposed Bondi trial

Media archive published 16 October; coverage dated 14 October

Open source
InDaily / Inside Queensland ·

A volunteer lifesaver and two engineers at Bondi

ResQVision coverage · Alex Mitchell

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KCM Weekly ·

Korean-language coverage of the early coastal safety idea

Reporting based on the October 2024 9News story

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Critical Comms

Expert panels at Comms Connect New Zealand 2026

SAIL programme coverage · Matt Ingersole

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Critical Comms ·

Comms Connect Melbourne 2026 programme highlights

SAIL programme coverage · Matt Ingersole

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AFAC ·

Surveillance Artificial Intelligence for Lifesaving (SAIL)

Conference paper · Riley Porteous and James Bigg

Open source
Surf Life Saving NSW

Surveillance AI for Lifesaving

Operator’s programme overview

Open source

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