Tonnage Reporting: New Capability Arriving Soon Presentation at the IRPT Annual Conference St. Louis April 2014 Glenn Dunoff Wide Area Security Corp.
Please Note This presentation is for informational purposes only. It is not specific advice for your facility or vessel, and it is not a substitute for specific advice. | Wide Area Security Corp. is the U.S. marketing representative for DMT, LLC of Virginia.| Questions? Contact us at or www. WideAreaSecurity.com
Point of View My Company: U.S. Marketing Representative for:
Port Objectives: What We Hear I want better tonnage reporting to Army Corps of Engineers I want better information to show our economic impact when applying for grants I want better documentation for marketing or public relations I want government agencies and elected officials to understand our significance
Historical Approaches Focus on AIS. What is Automatic Identification System? Port Headquarters Vessel Identifier Location Speed And more (other info available by connecting to Web-based databases)
Challenge: Not Required on All Vessels Barges (image from microsoft.com) Fishing Boat (image from microsoft.com)
A Solution: Soon to be Complete Boat Enters Ship Channel Crosses into a Specific Choke PointPulse Doppler Radar Detects It’s There Software Pulls the Vessel Location and Tells Camera to Point at the Vessel Camera Captures a Picture Picture Stored on Computer for Future Report Thermal infrared camera is capable of seeing in the dark, up to a certain distance
Documentation Time Direction Draft? Image
Status Most of this capability has already been built Currently working on integrating key pieces of it into PortVision
An Example Report (See Handout)
Glenn Dunoff Wide Area Security Corp. Phone: (800) Next Steps Please Bring Me Any Questions or Suggestions Right After the Presentation My Contact Info