River Information Services The RIS COMEX project TROEGL Juergen
River Information Services Increase safety and efficiency of Inland Waterway Transport 8 Services Multiple functions All IWT users 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
RIS in Europe „Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised River Information Services (RIS)“ Legal framework for the implementation of RIS Standardization of technolgies on the ship side Definition of RIS service portfolio Miniumum requirements towards implementation of RIS International: PIANC RIS Guidelines and UNECE Resolutions 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
Status quo of RIS in Europe Focus on harmonization of on-board technologies Focus on national implementation Basic services are compatible between countries Different service portfolios in different countries Big differences in data quality Very limited RIS data exchange between countries Users have to access multiple systems to access RIS 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
RIS COMEX 13 countries Total budget: 26,5 M€ CEF funding: 15,6 M€ Timeframe: 2016-2020 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
Project vision Define and realise RIS Corridor Management Services and transfer them into sustainable operation based on the established frameworks! 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
RIS Corridor Management? Information services to optimise the use of inland navigation corridors within the European Waterway Network to … enable reliable route planning (fairway information) enable reliable voyage planning (traffic informaton) support transport management (logistics information) 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
RIS COMEX Corridors 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
RIS COMEX in a nutshell Evolve RIS from national systems to services on Corridor level Implement RIS data exchange between RIS authorities Ensure harmonized services on transport routes Improve the added value of RIS especially for logistics users Create a single point of access for the end users Created a solid basis for data exchange with other transport modes 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
RIS COMEX status & challenges Specification of the detailed services Agree on the RIS COMEX architecture Data privacy Joint procurements Joint financing of operations 2019-02-27 TROEGL Juergen
Thank you for your attention! viadonau Vienna, Austria juergen.troegl@viadonau.org TROEGL Juergen