# Presentation: 613028

## Maritime Safety and Security Information System(MSSIS)A Solid Foundation for Maritime Awareness

- Maureen Walker
- State Department Representative
- National Space Based Positioning, Navigation
- and Timing Coordination Office
- May 26, 2008

## Overview

- MSSIS – Concept and Benefits
- PARTICIPATION
- EXISTING APPLICATIONS
- OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

## Goal
Create a collaborative, global, maritime information sharing environment through a unity of effort across entities with maritime interests
Objectives
Maximize transparency of vessels in the maritime domain
Enhance Maritime Awareness via “Market Drivers”

- Create a collaborative, global, maritime information sharing environment through a unity of effort across entities with maritime interests
- Objectives
- Maximize transparency of vessels in the maritime domain
- Enhance Maritime Awareness via “Market Drivers”

- Maritime Safety & SecurityInformation System

## Maritime Safety & Security Information System

- A system by which to openly share, non-classified AIS data globally to enhance safety, security, commerce and environmental protection
- Created by U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Systems Center
- Based in Volpe’s work in maritime traffic issues (Panama and St. Lawrence)
-  Allows sharing of non-classified AIS data, real-time, between international domestic users through an internet-based, password-protected, exchange portal
- The data is by design, not owned or controlled by anyone
- Displays un-altered, AIS data streams gathered from shore-based, waterborne and airborne AIS receiving units

- A data exchange tool fostering cooperation

## Maritime Safety & Security Information System

- Safety Statistics (via data logging & playback, snap shot files)
- Pilot navigation (ETA, Closest point of Approach, dead reckoning)
- Canal Transit Management (Panama Canal, St. Lawrence Seaway)
- Vessel traffic Management (VTS, situation displays etc.)
- Accident Investigation (via data logging and playback)
- Buoy Positioning
- Oil Spill Modeling Display
- Harbor surveillance
- Secure Vessel Transiting
- Monitoring of Territorial Waters
- Security zones – Dynamic, static, user defined

- MSSIS is serving as the data feed and basis for numerous sophisticated applications

## Organized crime
Piracy
Drug smuggling 
Human smuggling and slavery
Illegal weapons movement/proliferation
Terrorism

- Piracy
- Drug smuggling
- Human smuggling and slavery
- Illegal weapons movement/proliferation
- Terrorism

- Exclusive Economic Zone (resource) exploitation
- Illegal fishing
- Trade disruption
- Illegal migration
- Search and Rescue
- Environmental issues

- Common Maritime Challenges

- Economies could find their well-being challenged by these common maritime issues

## Enables economies to better control their maritime domain and its issues
Enables Economies to focus usage of their limited resources
Economies share data as equal partners regardless of size & and benefit to the extent of their own needs - You share, you receive
Information is shared widely, building a culture of trust, confidence and mutual support with a common focus – safety, security, commerce and environmental protection

- Enables Economies to focus usage of their limited resources
- Economies share data as equal partners regardless of size & and benefit to the extent of their own needs - You share, you receive
- Information is shared widely, building a culture of _trust, confidence and mutual support_ with a common focus – safety, security, commerce and environmental protection

- Benefits of Open Maritime Data Sharing

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## Current Open Data Sharing Examples

- IMO AIS (Automatic Identification Systems) as source data
- IMO LRIT (Long Range Identification and Tracking System)
- IMO Electronic Marine Highway (Malacca Straits)
- IALA International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
- MSSIS (Maritime Safety & Security Information Systems)

- AIS based systems foster cooperation

## MSSIS – Based in AIS

- Mandated by IMO
*“**to improve the maritime safety and efficiency of navigation, safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment”*
- For vessels over 300GT.
- Augmented in some cases by local regulations  (ex. Singapore requires an AIS transponder on any and all water craft).
- IMO *International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)* Chapter V, Safety of Navigation, Regulation 19, 1974/1980

## How can Interested Economies Participate ?

- Any economy willing to participate by contributing data into MSSIS is eligible to receive MSSIS data in exchange
- A commitment to MSSIS at a domestic level, followed by support for the necessary steps for proper system implement (AIS receivers, internet connection etc.)
- System implementation includes connecting to MSSIS through the Internet either existing AIS receivers or installing AIS receivers in key ports and chokepoints
- Technical assistance can be provided to  any economy indicating a willingness to participate as set forth above

- You Share Data, You receive Data.

## Growing MSSIS AIS Data Sharing

**USA**

**Poland**

**Denmark**

**Belgium**

**Spain**

**Portugal**

**Slovenia**

**Montenegro**

**Albania**

**Italy**

**Greece**

**Turkey**

**Singapore**

**USN**

**STP**

**Morocco**

**Mauritania**

**Bulgaria**

**UK**

***44 Countries to Date are sharing AIS data openly via MSSIS.***

## MSSIS – Supported through The Volpe Center 

- MSSIS – Supported through The Volpe Center

***“******Advancing technical, operational, institutional, and managerial innovation***
***to improve transportation systems.”***

- Panama Canal
- Communications, Traffic Management and Navigation (CTAN)

- St. Lawrence Seaway
- First operational Automatic Identification System (AIS) network in North America.

- FAA – Enhanced Traffic Management System

## What does AIS Report? 

- _Static data_
- Who
- Every 6 mins/upon request
- Mobile Maritime Service Identity (MMSI)
- IMO number (if assigned)
- Callsign
- Name
- Length and beam
- Ship location of AIS
- _Voyage data_
- Where
- Every 6 mins/upon request
- Destination / ETA
- Cargo

- _Dynamic data_
- Where
- Depend on speed and course change
- At anchor: 3 mins
- Slow moving: 4-12 secs
- Fast moving: 2-6 secs
- MMSI
- Position
- Time stamp (seconds)
- Course
- Speed
- Heading
- Nav status (e.g., “anchored”, “underway”) [manual entry]

## MSSIS Tech Overview

- Incorporates worldwide servers combining many AIS data streams into a single near real-time (<5min) stream
- Open architecture design, enabling data streaming via standard protocols
- Networked via regionally-based, redundant file servers using encrypted data links (TCP/IP SSL secure socket layer) between gov’t entities
- Utilizing downloadable user interface software (Transview32)
- Access controlled via hardware key and passwords with usage terms reconfirmed at every sign-in

## Typical AIS  Receiver Stations

**Inexpensive Commercial off the shelf  Technology**
**Simple System – avg $3K**
**Gold Plated – avg $75K**
**Uses existing VHF Marine Band**
**Individual Systems (Now)**
**High Capacity - 4500 reports/minute **
**Real Time - update every two seconds**
**Basic Ship Movement Data**
**Individual AIS Receiver Data can be fused into networks spanning regions and the world, via MSSIS.**

- Laptop

- /

- TV

- 32

- VHF

- Antenna

- MSSIS Server

## SUMMARY

***Guiding Principle =  Open Maritime Data Sharing***
- You share, you receive
- Data being exchanged - open, un-altered, transparent, reciprocal
- Shared through open systems, internet based, easily interfaced
- Implemented via a global view, regional approach, locally applied
- Information is shared widely, building a culture of trust, confidence and mutual support with a common focus of maritime awareness
- Creating a new global standard in shipping efficiency & awareness

## QUESTIONS?

## Existing MSSIS/TV32 Applications	

**     **Cape Cod Canal
- - Channel Traffic Management
-      Columbia River Pilots
- -Pilot Display
- -Hydro Graphic Survey

## Google Earth

- MSSIS/TV32 with Google Earth overlay

## MSSIS/TV32 at Panama Canal

## MSSIS w/Google and Zone overlay

## Oil Spill Model Display 

## Maritime Awareness 

** ****Piracy**

**Drug **
**Trade**

**     ****Illegal**
**Immigration**

**     ****Human**
**Smuggling**

**Environmental**
**       ****Attack**

**  ****Organized**
**     ****Crime**

**  ****Weapons**
**Proliferation**

**    ****Trade**
**Disruption**

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**89,000+ vessels over 100 Gross tons.**