Indra modernises Polish maritime system
Indra has completed the implementation of an advanced iMARE maritime traffic information system in Poland, the company announced on 15 December.
The system has been developed by Indra and Alcatel-Lucent in cooperation with the Polish Maritime Search and Rescue Service (MSPiR) and the three regional maritime offices.
iMARE has been installed in control centres in Świnoujście, Szczecin, Ustka, and Gdynia, allowing the country's maritime authority to manage vessel traffic in its 12 ports, along 440km of coastline and 60km of navigable channel in the River Oder.
iMARE maritime traffic information system collates data from different sensors to provide real-time and accurate information on movements in Polish waters. The system enables the advance detection of dangerous situations and the coordination of the proper response in order to avoid the risk of collision and environmental disasters.
Operators will be able to access information on each vessel and will be aware if its trajectory, position, cargo and destination. They will also be able to establish contact with vessels through a range of communications systems.
Another ten ports along the Polish coastline have this same solution so they can share the view of everything taking place in the waters under their command.
The system includes a network of sensors, radars, cameras, meteorological stations, radio direction finders and a vessel automatic identification system (AIS) which covers the whole of the country's coastline. The system relays information to the European Maritime Safety Agency's SafeSeaNet system (EMSA).
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