1 IRIS Europe II – Implementation of River Information Services in Europe This project is co-funded by the European Commission / DG-TREN / TEN-T A project

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IRIS Europe II – Implementation of River Information Services in Europe

This project is co-funded by the European Commission / DG-TREN / TEN-T

A project implemented by the IRIS Europe Consortium

The European Union's TEN-T programme supporting …

Cor Venema, Chair of the IRIS II Steering CommitteeRIS Workshop Danube Commission

11-04-2011, Budapest

European RIS Implementation Initiatives

IRIS Europe II

Project is co-funded by the European Union (EC / DG-TREN / TEN-T)© IRIS Europe II I 3

Agenda

• Initial situation

• Environment of IRIS Europe II

• Key data of IRIS Europe II

• Activities and sub-activities


Agenda






Initial SituationIRIS Europe I

• After 3 years duration successfully closed end of 2008• Key aspects and results:

• International RIS data exchange (legal and technical)• Electronic Ship Reporting Systems• National Vessel Certification Databases (Hull DB)• Feasibility Studies w.r.t. new RIS-Services (e.g. Barge

Identification Service, Calamity Abatement Service)

IRIS Europe II• Based on results of IRIS Europe I (transition of pilot

implementations into pilot operation)• New activities (development and enhancement of RIS-

Services)


Agenda






Commission Regulation 164/2010 defining the technical specifications for

electronic ship reporting (ERI)

EU RISDirective

(2005/44/EC)

“what”• Applicability• Responsibilities of Member States• Minimum requirements for RIS• Services to be provided• Technical specifications to be applied

Commission Regulation 415/2007concerning the technical specifications for

vessel tracking & tracing system (Inland AIS)

Commission Regulation 414/2007

concerning the technical guidelinesfor the planning, implementation

and operational use of RIS(RIS Guidelines)

Draft Commission Regulation defining the technical specifications for

Inland ECDIS

Commission Regulation 416/2007 concerning the technical specifications

for Notices to Skippers (NtS)

Published 2005 - 2010

“how” “who”

Expert GroupNotices to Skippers

Expert GroupTracking & Tracing

Expert GroupElectronic Reporting

International

Expert GroupInland ECDIS

European legal & technical provisions


Agenda






Dimensions


Objectives – IRIS Europe IIMotivation:• Support RIS providers, traffic and waterway authorities in

enhancing their RIS Services, including the provision of interfaces especially for logistical RIS Users.

Duration: 01/2009 – 12/2011

Objectives:• Provide input and feedback to RIS Expert groups, based on pilot

implementation experiences• Demonstration and evaluation of new RIS technologies and

additional services• Further elaboration and implementation of measures for cross-

border exchange of RIS data• Definition of quality requirements for operation of RIS


Activity 1: Pilot implementation of selected Fairway Information Services

Activity 2: Pilot implementation Traffic and Transport Related RIS Services

Activity 3: Pilot Implementation of Technical and Administrative Agreement

Activity 4: Harmonization of Quality of Information Services for RIS

Activity 5: Project Management

Thematic Areas / Activities


Agenda






Activities – OverviewActivity 1: Pilot implementation of Fairway Information Services

(FIS)

• FIS contain geographical, hydrological and administrative data used by skippers to plan a journey. It provides dynamic and static information (e.g. Status of inland waterway infrastructure).

• Main objective is the further development of the current technical specifications and first pilot implementation of

• The provision of actual depth data

• Provision of water level information .

• Implementation of new NtS messages

• Wifi hotspot to distribute FIS-information

• Maintenance of reference data


Activity 2: Pilot implementation of Traffic and Transport related RIS Services (TTS)

• TTS enhance the safety and security of inland navigation and include also traffic management and calamity abatement.

• Main objective is the further development and testing of traffic and transport related RIS services – enhancement of existing infrastructure and provision of additional advanced RIS services. This will achieved by

• AIS equipment program

• Pilot implementation of new AIS messages.

• Pilot Implementation of CAS AIS messages

• Enabling of Electronic Reporting

Activities – Overview


Activity 3: Pilot implementation of International Data Exchange

• Participating member states of IRIS Europe I agreed that a multilateral legal agreement is recommended as basis for international data exchange, such as

• Operational Voyage - Cargo –AIS data among Member States • Exchange of Hull data by means of the European Hull

Database (EHDB)• Position Information by means of European Position

Information Service(EPIS)• Collection, maintenance and distribution of RIS reference data

by means of the European Reference Data Management Service(ERDMS)



Activity 3: Pilot implementation of Technical & Administrative Agreement (TAA)

• Various important milestones of Activity 3 are the elaboration and entering into force of agreements between the countries, this was and will be achieved by :

• A letter between Member States to use the EHDB by the certification Authorities

• A Service Agreement between Member States to use the EHDB by the RIS authorities

• Conclusion of a intermediate Legal provision to enable operational RIS data such as, Voyage and Cargo information and AIS information in restricted border areas.

• Furthermore a awareness paper regarding the legal omissions regarding data-exchange was drafted and submitted to the EC.



Activity 4: Harmonization of Quality of Information Services for RIS

Elaboration of an European definition of QoIS for the 4 RIS key technologies, namely Vessel Tracking and Tracing, Notice to Skippers, Inland ECDIS and Electronic Ship Reporting.



Thank you for your attention.

Mr. C. Venema, Chairman of the IRIS II Steering committee

on behalf IRIS Europe II -

For more information contact the project coordinatorMr. Kaufman [email protected] Website http://www.iris-europe.net

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1 IRIS Europe II – Implementation of River Information Services in Europe This project is co-funded by the European Commission / DG-TREN / TEN-T A project