e-Navigation and it’s applicability to inland waterways Brian Tetreault U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory

e-Navigation International definition (IMO, IALA): “e-Navigation is the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of maritime information onboard and ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to berth navigation and related services, for safety and security at sea and protection of the marine environment” Nobody lies a bunch of words on the screen – hard to understand quickly, so here’s a picture…

got it? Usually that’s a joke, but I’m going to spend a little more time on this before showing the simplified version Help to understand why e-Nav is taking a long time – user needs, architecture, CBA, implementation “Information Paper on the Draft IALA Recommendation e-Nav 140 on e-Navigation Architecture – the shore perspective”

e-Navigation: “three sides of the coin” Thanks to Jon-Hendrik Oltman of the German waterways administration “Information Paper on the Draft IALA Recommendation e-Nav 140 on e-Navigation Architecture – the shore perspective”

e-Navigation issues Internationally developed – very SOLAS focused Naturally ship-centric “blue-water” vs. inland waterways Still conceptual – IMO implementation plan: Identify user needs Develop an e-Navigation architecture Complete studies: gap analysis, cost-benefit analysis, risk analysis Plan to be finalized in 2012 National vs. international interests, capabilities, authorities, etc. Technical issues How do we address these? How can we start to get the benefits of e-Nav sooner? IMO implementation plan will be finalized in 2012

U.S. National e-Navigation Strategy “Strategic Action Plan” Committee on the Marine Transportation System Concrete efforts Based on existing systems To address existing needs

e-Navigation: U.S. e-Navigation Strategic Action Plan “The U.S. vision for e-Navigation is: To establish a framework that enables the transfer of data between and among ships and shore facilities, and that integrates and transforms that data into decision and action information.”

The Various E-Navigation Parts Hydrographic Surveys River Information Services Maritime Safety Information Coastal Applications & Services Inland Electronic Navigation Charts Navigation Data Center Coastal Structures Management, Analysis, and Ranking Tool River Information Services Center Notice to Mariners Channel Portfolio Tool VTS PORTS Hydrodynamic Models NOAA Tide Gages Real Time Current Velocities Cargo Manifest Wind Speed & Direction AIS Focus in on River side- show overlap, id areas where we can move ahead – existing systems, etc. that can be pilots of e-Nav - RIS USACE Tide Gages Federal Industry Logistic Standardization/Federal Initiative Navigation Data Enhancement Lock Operations Management Application USGS Stream Gages Electronic Charts USCG Western Rivers AtoN Data Standards

Summary e-Navigation is a developing concept There are huge potential benefits, but some issues “Third side of the coin” e-Navigation will be built on existing capabilities – let’s get started!

Thank you for your attention! Brian Tetreault brian.j.tetreault@usace.army.mil Now I’d like to introduce our next speaker, who’s a prince of a guy…

U.S. River Information Services bringing e-Navigation to the inland waterways Brian Tetreault U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory

Overview RIS concept RIS-related projects LOMA Current capabilities Future capabilities

Main functions of RIS Waterway infrastructure information IENCs Met-Hydro data (obs. & forecasts) Navigation Notices/Notices to Mariners Vessel traffic information Traffic monitoring Traffic management (lock management) Calamity management Voyage information Electronic cargo Voyage planning www.doris.bmvit.gv.at

USACE lock operations data U.S. RIS concept Other agencies’ data USCG AIS Industry voyage data Correlated data: Dangerous cargo tracking Waterway statistics Value added services Need to address data protection USCG Vessel data RIS “Portal” One-time, standardized reporting USACE lock operations data USACE AIS

Lock & waterway info from USACE Vessel info: AIS USCG Barge/Cargo info from industry

RIS-related projects FILS-FINDE USCG Louisville testbed Data standards and sharing USCG Louisville testbed Use USCG AIS capability to transmit USACE lock operations data Initial data sharing efforts USCG AVIS information LOMA – initial RIS “foundation”

U.S. Inland Waterways lock locations Google

Lock Operations Management Application (LOMA) Provide end users information needed for decision support Goals: Increase lock operator situational awareness Provide vessel operators better information Provide better information to Corps management Exchange information with external users AIS is the central LOMA technology

Automatic Identification System (AIS) Ship - Ship Situational Awareness Ship - Shore Monitoring, reporting Shore – Ship Navigation info. Station Ashore

Current situation 5 screens – no situational display of approaching vessels Manual entry of statistical data

LOMA overview USCG Industry Public Other Gov’t agencies USCG data capabilities: AIS archive, validation, etc. Internal and external Navigation data sources: Met/hydro Commodity Voyage plans Other USCG Internal applications: LPMS/OMNI CPT Other apps Industry Internal/External web access Web Services: XML, RSS, etc. AIS Service Manager Data Storage Public AIS aboard vessels Other Gov’t agencies Lock Operator GUI

Current LOMA Capabilities Lock operator situational display AIS vessel information Zone management Playback capability

Current LOMA benefits Better planning Reduced equipment cycling Advance knowledge of vessel traffic Reduced equipment cycling Unexpected benefits Clearance of debris/drift/ice

Future Capabilities Integration with other systems Industry data Channel Portfolio Tool SMARTGate Industry data Approaching tow information Real time met/hydro information Sensors Observations Predictions

Future Capabilities: Predictive tools Hydrodynamic modeling Historical observations and analysis Transit time Long term predictions, for waterway managers and industry System optimization Maximize throughput Emergency prioritization

✔ ✔ Where do we stand? AIS IENCs Notices to Skippers USCG Nationwide AIS, LOMA IENCs US Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA Notices to Skippers Initial harmonization work underway Electronic voyage reporting Initial discussions underway ✔ ✔

More information Conferences: eNavigation 2011 - Seattle 29-30 November 2011 http://www.enavigation.org e-Nav Underway – Copenhagen-Oslo 18-20 January 2012 http://www.efficiensea.org/ Working groups: International: IMO, IALA, PIANC National: CMTS, FILS/FINDE, RTCM Online: LOMA main page: https://loma.usace.army.mil/ (internal USACE only) USACE CHL website: http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/navigationbranch e-Nav Wiki: http://cirp.usace.army.mil/navwiki/

Thank you for your attention! Brian Tetreault brian.j.tetreault@usace.army.mil