Concept of Operations : SeaTA-Enhanced Travel Time Estimates and Traffic Management Practices for the St. Lawrence Seaway

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• Creators:
  Perlman, David ; Stanford, Joseph ; Wallischeck, Eric
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Maritime safety
  • Inland water transportation
  • Inland waterways traffic
  • Water traffic
  • Intelligent Transportation System
  • ITS
  • St. Lawrence Seaway
  • Maritime Transportation
  • Great Lakes, Canada
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-18-624
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Abstract:
  This Concept of Operations (ConOps) is the final installment in a series of three reports focused on identifying opportunities for the application of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology—or equivalent—within the maritime transportation environment of ; the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. The ConOps presented in this paper proposes a computer-based application that will improve the current level of accuracy of estimated times of arrival (ETAs) for vessels operating on the Seaway, and enhance overall system efficiency and situational awareness of Seaway operators and vessels. The proposed application, called SeaTA (for Seaway Time of Arrival) collects real-time operational data (e.g., course, speed, status) from vessels using existing, shipboard Automated Information System (AIS) transceivers, and uses that data to derives ETAs from each vessel’s current position to various critical waypoints along their planned routes (e.g., locks, bridges, or navigational hazards). The proposed application is intended to improve overall safety and efficiency of the Seaway, reduce operating costs of vessels and Seaway infrastructure, and yield concurrent efficiencies to the region’s heavily-traveled road and rail network.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH6115V00019
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34625/dot_34625_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.99 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; ITSJPO Digital Library ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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