Name: Applying Advanced Information Systems to Ports and Waterways Management
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Author: Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems;Marine Board;Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
ISBN: 9780309063807

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Applying Advanced Information Systems to Ports and Waterways Management

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

National Academies Press

Author

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems;Marine Board;Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Year

1999

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

27.9x21.6x2.5 cm

ISBN13

9780309063807

Applying Advanced Information Systems to Ports and Waterways Management

Commission On Engineering And Technical Systems;Marine Board;Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences (Author) · National Academies Press · Paperback

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Synopsis "Applying Advanced Information Systems to Ports and Waterways Management"

The future safety of maritime transportation in the United States—a major factor in the nation's international trade and economic well-being—will depend heavily on the quality of port and waterways information systems. Many U.S. ports and waterways lack adequate information services, although certain elements of advanced systems are now available in some locations. Barriers to improvements in information systems include the division of responsibilities for waterways management among multiple agencies at all levels of government, a lack of coordination among the federal agencies responsible for waterways management, inadequate budgets for some critical maritime programs, the high costs of some specialized technologies, stakeholder opposition to user fees, limited access to certain key data, the incompatibility of many independently developed systems, and the absence of standards for some attractive technologies. In this report, the second phase of a three-year study by the Committee on Maritime Advanced Information Systems of the National Research Council, a strategy is presented for overcoming the major barriers and deficiencies and providing a minimum level of maritime safety information nationwide. In this phase of the study, the committee concentrated on maritime information systems that promote safety, which is the area of greatest need. The committee did not examine in detail the relationship between navigation safety and maritime transportation efficiency or evaluate information systems that promote efficiency; the committee believes, however, that these issues deserve further attention. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Need for Improved Navigation Information Systems2 Federal, State, and Private Roles3 Enhancing Navigation Safety Information Systems4 Vision of the Future and How to Achieve It5 Conclusions and RecommendationsA Biographies of Committee MembersB Excerpt from the National Dialog on Vessel Traffic Services, April 1997C Maritime Advanced Information Systems, Puget Sound RegionD Maritime Information Systems, Port of Charleston, South CarolinaE Arrival-to-Departure Information Exchange