De Keukelaere Wins IADC "Young Author Award"
appeal. For the demo an octocopter drone platform was used with a multispectral camera underneath. During drone flights, a base station shows real-time information on the location of the drone, a projected true color image captured by the camera and the position of neighboring boats through Automatic Identification System (AIS). Thanks to this information it is easy to adapt flight missions according to the situation. The drone data were processed with dedicated software into turbidity maps. This independently from in-situ observations. Water samples, collected simultaneously with drone flights were
Ferry Sunflower is Test Bed for "Intelligent Awareness"
will be deployed with the aim of making the vessel safer, easier and more efficient to operate by providing crew with an enhanced understanding of their vessel’s surroundings. This will be achieved by fusing data from a range of sensors with information from existing ship systems; such as Automatic Identification System (AIS) and radar. Data from other sources, including global databases, will also have a role. The intelligent awareness system will benefit from Rolls-Royce’s extensive experience in the Tekes funded project Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative
First Emirati Port Operations Team in Abu Dhabi
– a system that helps with identifying, following and organizing the vessels at sea. The VTS collects traffic and ship data, for example the intention of a ship’s visit, through radar, closed-circuit television (CCTV), Very High Frequency (VHF) radiotelephony and the Automatic Identification System (AIS). The collected data is compiled at the VTS operator’s work station located inside the port’s control tower, from where the operator uses it to respond to the traffic situation at sea. Pilotage Next, a pilot from Abu Dhabi Marine Services
True Heading Fills Key North American Positions
True Heading, a Swedish manufacturer of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), GPS compasses and app navigation products, announced the hiring of several key North American staff today. Assuming the position of director, Americas, Phil Gabriel comes to True Heading with over 28 years of marine electronics experience. Prior to True Heading, Gabriel was president and an executive board member of Hemisphere GNSS. Gabriel also held senior management and business development positions with Allied Signal Aerospace, Furuno and Digidyne. Gabriel will help set strategy and infrastructure in the
