Reference Group meeting – Laksevåg 7th of March 2019 After 2 years, the project came to an end, and it was time to summarise the project experience and value of testing the S-102 data in an operational environment. Each participating partners held a presentation where they summarised their own findings and shared their views of … More Final Project meeting
His Majesty King Harald visited KONGSBERG in February, where KONGSBERG presented their ongoing R&D projects including the S-102 Demonstrator. The S-102 Demonstrator was presented as part of the related developed technology that could be used in solutions for autonomous vessels. https://twitter.com/kongsbergasa/status/1095352193929097216
ECC was invited to present the latest news around the S-102 Standard at the annual event “Teknologiforum” hosted by the Geonorge /the Norwegian Mapping Authority. Svein Skjæveland (ECC) is a member in the IHO S-102 standardisation group. Svein also works in the project team for the S-102 Demonstrator Project. At Teknologiforum, Svein presented the current … More Presentation held at “Teknologiforum 2018”
The 4th operational test with the S-102 Demonstrator was carried out by NCA marine pilot, Modstein Hansen, at the offshore “Kårstø gas terminal” on the southwest coast of Norway. The first part of the test was carried out aboard the LPG Tanker “”Kithnos”. During the test, the Pilot Plug was used to project the tanker … More Operational test – Finding the best place for anchorage on Falkeidflæet seabed outside Kårstø gas terminal
The third operational test of S102 Demonstrator took place aboard Queen Mary 2 during her approach to Oslo harbour on the 14th of August 2018. The goal of the test was for the pilot to see the benefits that using S102 data in narrow and shallow waters could have on navigation. During the test there … More OPERATIONAL TEST ABOARD THE LARGEST CRUISE SHIP WITH MARINE PILOTS FROM NCA
It is crucial for the success of this project to have the valuable input from our stakeholders in the testteam, both through fruitful jointly discussions on frequent review meetings and through live tests in operational environments. The S-102 project and testteam members were delighted to be invited to the headquarter of Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) … More 4th joint project meeting at Kystverket in Ålesund
We have made a short presentation to give anyone that’s interested an overview on: the background for the S-102 Demonstrator Project what we aim to accomplish some of the functionality currently implemented Enjoy! S-102 Demonstrator Presentation for public use (download LINK)
The second operational test of S-102 Demonstrator was done at sea. This time the test took place onboard the vessel Kvarven, operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. A voyage was undertaken in the waters west of Bergen in the southwestern part of Norway. During the voyage considerations for both surface navigation … More S-102 Demonstrator test at sea
The first operational test was done at Kvitsøy Vessel Traffic Station outside Stavanger Wednesday the 30th of May. In a wonderful summer weather we followed the cruise ship MS Queen Victoria while leaving port in Haugesund. The images show the screens on the VTS station, including the S-102 demonstrator at the left side. It … More S-102 Demonstrator at Kvitsøy VTS
ECC and KDi were invited to present at the annual Norwegian conference for Geoforum, Geomatikkdagene At the first “Geomatikkdagene” held in Stavanger in 15 years, our project was invited to present the S-102 Demonstrator and the importance of this MAROFF research project. The presentation explained the background for the research project and gave an overview … More S-102 Demonstrator presentation at “Geomatikkdagene” 13. March 2018
We noticed an interesting article on the on the Hydro International Website written by Michael Bergmann. Worth sharing since it underlines the importance of thinking beyond traditional shipments of navigational products. Link : Hydro International Article “From Products to Data Services”
A new version of the S-102 Demonstrator was launched in December 2017. The main purpose for the meeting held 8th of February 2018 was to go through and discuss the new features and present the plan forward. In addition, the meeting focused on the needs related to planning pilotage to ports in narrow and shallow … More Testteam meeting in Asker
Participants from Norwegian Hydrographic Service, Finnish Transport Agency, Swedish Maritime Administration, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency and PRIMAR/ECC met in Norrkoping to discuss and conclude on questions raised at the S-100 WG meeting in Genoa. The result of the workshop and statements will be addressed to the IHO S-102 project team for their consideration. This … More S-102 project presented at workshop S-102 Norrkoping, Sweden
The Demonstrator for S-102- a short demo from Electronic Chart Centre on Vimeo. The current version (October 2017) of the S-102 Demonstrator used on a small area of Sore Sunnmore. The Demonstrator is developed by Kongsberg Digital.
