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ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
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Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
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Integrated Vessel Traffic Control System
1 Telecommunication Research Institute Ltd., Gdansk, Poland
2 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland
2 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland
ABSTRACT: Paper describes Integrated Vessel Traffic Control System realizing fusion of data received from the shore based station of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and pulse and Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radars and presenting information on Electronic Navigational Chart. Additionally on the Observation Post is installed Multi Camera System consisting of daylight and thermal cameras showing automatically object tracked by radar and selected manually by operator.
KEYWORDS: Ships Monitoring System, Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), Integrated Vessel Tracking System, Traffic Control, Integrated Vessel Traffic Control System, Automatic Identification System (AIS), Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW), FMCW Radar
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Citation note:
Kwiatkowski M., Popik J., Buszka W., Wawruch R.: Integrated Vessel Traffic Control System. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 323-327, 2012