MOVIT - A Mobile VTMIS Using Innovative Technology
Overview
Background & policy context:
New measures to improve shipping traffic and maritime safety require
justification and careful evaluation as regards efficiency and
effectiveness. Effective shore-based management, monitoring and control of
shipping traffic implies that Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Vessel
Traffic Management and Information Services (VTMIS), which require
significant investment, should be located in the most suitable areas for
capturing and collecting traffic data. Consequently, when planning safety
measures such as VTS in a given area, evaluation of the flow and density
of maritime traffic becomes an essential element.
Objectives:
MOVIT aimed to achieve a complete mobile VTMIS that could be transported
to any site for the evaluation of traffic flow and density, under
operational conditions. Basic information to be provided by the system was
to include identification of traffic problems, evaluation of the site for
implementation of sensors, definition of the VTS operational procedure,
demonstration and assessment of functional designs, and evaluation of
operator workloads.
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