Presentation Research port Rostock WG IMP 1st meet 10 01 21

Research Port Rostock as home base for theNetwork for Maritime ApplicationsDipl.-Kffr. Silvia WestlandManagement ‘Network for Maritime Applications’Nationwide exist a variety of consortiums to bring GNSS1 applications and their commercializationforward. But with the initiative ‘Research Port Rostock’, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania not justdemonstrates its high interest in the unique area of ‘GNSS based maritime applications’, but as wellinstalled a maritime test bed for developing new products and services.The ‘Research Port Rostock’ is an endeavor of the German federal state Mecklenburg-WesternPomerania in close cooperation with the regional industry, universities and research institutions.Rostock is located in the northern part of Germany and borders the Baltic Sea. It has about 200,000inhabitants.But why was Rostock chosen? The final decision derives from the fact of a special topology. First of alla high amount of ships operate through the sea channel, which concludes challenging ship passagesand additional time for arrival and departure. Furthermore ferries and cruise liners have to turn beforedocking onto the quay. This requires experience and preciseness of the master.A complex user range is located in the port area. These are commercial entities like ferries and logisticenterprises, governmental institutions like maritime and federal border police, non-profit organizationand as well the marine base as an additive security aspect.Figure 1 Unique port area of RostockThe initiative ‘Research Port Rostock’ comprises of two major columns. On the one hand the researchassociation ‘Safer and efficient maritime navigation’ which has its focus on national and internationalresearch project to use high precision and reliable positioning data for maritime navigation. On theother hand the ‘Network for Maritime Applications’ which will specialize in the commercialization ofmaritime GNSS application. Especially in the following areas such as high-precision positioning,automatization of the intermodal transport of goods and automatic cruise and docking control.Figure 2 Columns of the Research Port Rostock1 GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite SystemNetwork for Maritime Applications page 1 of 3 sw@netmaritime.deThe members of the network gather national and international competence and are representatives ofthe corresponding value chain. This includes the following products and services: test bed usage and simulations of operations component manufacturing and system integration R/D and engineering certification of products, services and processes education and training project management and technology transferwithin the frame of maritime GNSS applications.A successful implemented infrastructure in the ‘Research Port Rostock’ with core base technologiesconsists of the two completed projects ‘SEA GATE’ and ‘ALEGRO’.On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics EADS RST installed a maritime test bedconsisting of 6 transmit stations (pseudolites), one reference station, one user segment (the ferry“Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” of Scandlines) and one master control segment. This enables potentialusers to test future receiver technology with GALILEO frequencies before FOC (Full OperationalCapability) of GALILEO in 2013. Furthermore it offers the possibility to develop new maritimeapplications based on GNSS signals. Preciseness within the range of one decimeter can beaccomplished.Figure 3 SEA GATE infrastructure with transmit, user and control segmentOn behalf of the Ministry of Economics of the German Federal state of Mecklenburg WesternPomerania DLR developed with ALEGRO a local Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) for theassistance of high-precision and security relevant GNSS applications in the maritime sector. Itevaluates real GNSS signal quality and provides correction and integrity data (dPGNSS2) forapplications with demanding reliability and high-precision accuracy within one decimeter.Figure 4 Infrastructure of ALEGRO with space, ground and user segmentThe main interests of the ‘Network for Maritime Applications’ are the usage of the installedinfrastructure and the identification of GNSS based maritime application for the enhancement of2 differential phase-based GNSSNetwork for Maritime Applications page 2 of 3 sw@netmaritime.denavigation and logistic processes in the harbor area. Members who joined the network via cooperationtreaty and which are actively involved are:AXIO-NET GmbH – provides satellite reference services for correction data for GNSS positioningDATEN + DIENSTE GmbH Rostock – offers maritime software solutions and system integrationGerman Aerospace Center e.V. – Institute of Communication and Navigation develops GNSSvalidation and augmentation techniquesEADS RST Rostock System-Technik GmbH – delivers electronic devices for satellites andpseudolites as well as software solutions for simulations and process monitoringGermanischer Lloyd (GL) – is a ship classification society and an international technical assurance,certification and consulting company. The company is active in the maritime industry as well as theenergy sector (e.g. oil and gas, renewable energies)Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH – provides the basic infrastructure for the ‘ResearchPort Rostock’ and gathers the local user interestsUniversitaet Rostock – research areas of the Department of Automatization Techniques areadvanced control theory, model identification and simulation of maritime processesHochschule Wismar – University of applied science, Department of Maritime Studies, research areasare maneuver and ship performance as well as vessel securitySeptentrio – European manufacturer of GNSS receivers for high-precision positioning, navigation andtime informationFigure 5 Members of the 'Network for Maritime Applications’Combining the experience in different sectors, the network is primary interested in developing newproducts, services and processes on the basis of GNSS signals (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, etc.) toenhance the vessel traffic and logistics chain in the maritime environment. This could improve thevessel traffic management with coordination and prediction, intermodal logistics for container andequivalents, assistance and route guidance on-board and groundside as well as port security andSearch&Rescue implementations. This application areas require a evaluation and implementation ofstandardization and certification.Network for Maritime Applications page 3 of 3 sw@netmaritime.de