A project's brochure was prepared, a web site on Internet was created and updated a few times and a film giving an executive summary of the project was produced. Missions by project personal and project director to international conferences and highly specialised scientific and technical meetings and several presentations were delivered to the technical and poster sessions of these conferences and meetings. Visits by project director, in the USA, Belgium, The Netherlands and Italy to a few research institutions and private companies in the Maritime Transport and Coastal Engineering fields and both the Rotterdam and Amsterdam VTS control centres. Purchase of the first couple GPS portable units. Accomplishments in the period 1 November 1998 until 30 April 1999 Purchase of several hardware and software.
Environmental station is now fully operational.
Conclusion of the irrespective software implementation. Cancellation of the competitive bidding procedure for the purchase of the radar and associated equipment and software due to administrative and technical problems. The starting of the second competitive bidding procedure for the purchase of the radar and associated equipment and software will probably take place during the next semester. Publishing of eight technical reports including final reports of tasks 3 and 5. Task closing and final report publication.