Project Title:
IWETT – Inland Waterway use of EGNOS for Tracking and Tracing – The use of EGNOS on inland waterways for vessel identification and tracking.
Support Program:
EGNOS CALL
Project Duration:
2022.10 – 2024.09
Role of RSOE:
Coordinator
Project Description:
The main objective of the IWETT project is to increase the safety and efficiency of inland waterway navigation by providing more reliable and accurate vessel position data through the use of the European EGNOS correction satellite system.
The inland waterway DGNSS system will be developed using the European EGNOS correction satellite data in three countries: Hungary (Danube), Germany (Spree-Oder), and Spain (Guadalquivir).
In addition, the concept of an onboard inland waterway navigation system will also be developed and tested to enhance transport safety.
The project is coordinated by the National Association of Radio Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), with project partners including the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, Alberding GmbH, and the Port Authority of Seville, Spain. Observer partners are the Spanish national port authority Puertos del Estado and the French organization CEREMA.
The project runs from October 2022 to September 2024 and is supported by the European Union’s agency EUSPA.
Project website:
www.iwett.eu