1. River Information Services
The RIS COMEX project
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2. River Information Services
Increase safety and efficiency of Inland Waterway Transport
8 Services Multiple functions All IWT users
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. RIS COMEX
13 countries Total budget: 26,5 M€ CEF funding: 15,6 M€ Timeframe:
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6. Project vision
Define and realise RIS Corridor Management Services and transfer them into sustainable operation based on the established frameworks!
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7. 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)
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8. RIS COMEX Corridors
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9. 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
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10. RIS COMEX status & challenges
Specification of the detailed services
Agree on the RIS COMEX architecture
Data privacy
Joint procurements
Joint financing of operations
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11. Thank you for your attention!
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Vienna, Austria
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