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“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are

those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an

official Department of the Army position, policy or decision,

unless so designated by other official documentation.”

ANNUAL GULF INTRACOASTAL CANAL ASSOCIATION SEMINAR

27 July 2017

RICHARD C. LOCKWOOD & DENNIS O. NORRIS

RIVER INFORMATION SERVICES 101

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File Name

TOPICS

• BACKGROUND

• WHY

• HOW

• WHAT

• ENDSTATE

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BACKGROUND:

• The United States is a Maritime Nation - More

than 96% of the goods we consume or produce

move by water

• The Inland Marine Transportation System

(IMTS) is our Nation’s Invisible Highway • IMTS connects 38 of the contiguous 48 states to

the coastal seaports.

• IMTS connects the Heartland of America to the rest

of the world

• IMTS is the most sophisticated inland waterways

system in the world

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THE INLAND MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM:

LINKING OUR HEARTLAND TO THE WORLD

Houston

Corpus Christi S. Louisiana

New Orleans

Baton Rouge

Texas City

Lake Charles

Plaquemines

Tampa

Beaumont

Norfolk

New York /

New Jersey

St. Paul

Port Arthur

St. Louis

Portland

Freeport

Huntington

Lewiston

Port Everglades

Jacksonville

Memphis

Savannah

Charleston

Indiana Hbr

Cincinnati

Chicago Pittsburgh

Pascagoula

Mobile

Matagorda

Kalama

Albany

Wilmington

Tulsa

Little Rock Birmingham

Decatur

Shreveport

Chattanooga

Knoxville Nashville

Louisville Mt. Vernon

Paducah

Vicksburg

La Crosse

Omaha

Kansas City

Quad Cities

Dubuque

Milwaukee

Parkersburg

Vancouver

Clarkston

Pasco

Umatilla

Panama City

Gulfport

Sacramento

Oakland

EVEN SO ….

Our Inland Marine Transportation

System (IMTS) is largely an “On

Demand” system, operated on a

component-by-component basis with

large gaps in “visibility” of the system’s

overall operation and performance and

no real “system” management.

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Our Inland Marine Transportation System (IMTS) is largely an “on demand” system, operated on a component-by-component

basis with large gaps in “visibility” of the system’s overall operation and performance and no real “system” management.

Our watersheds are a resource that also requires management

We believe we can transform how navigation and development in the watersheds is done. Navigation will be safer and deliver

products faster and more reliably. Watershed decisions will be more coordinated, have broader situational awareness, be more

effective, provide better balance, be more transparent and the resulting outcomes will be better focused, be achieved sooner

and be more cost effective.

We intend to achieve that transformation by providing a suite of Services that will enable a higher order of thinking; resulting in

Analysis, Evaluation, and data Visualization that drives Actionable Plans and Decisions on a system-wide

We can and must do better.

The rivers and watersheds of our nation

are the key to our nation’s economic

health and the quality of life for America's

citizens.

We believe we can transform how those

rivers and watersheds are used.

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We intend to achieve that

transformation by providing a Suite of Services that will leverage big data analytics and collaborative tools to drive enhanced operations and decision making.

That Suite of Services is known as River Information Services (RIS).

RIS will take the form of a “Gateway” or

“Portal” that is the single, central

access point for all harmonized data,

information and services for the rivers.

RIS will enable a higher order of

thinking; resulting in analysis,

evaluation, and data visualization that

drives actionable plans and decisions

on a system-wide basis.

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RIS is at the same time Operational, Tactical

and Strategic, allowing users to customize

visualization of data move it from application to

application and combine it with other variables

to support their decision making requirements.

RIS is based upon “key technologies” that

provide all users with the ability to optimize their

use of the watershed and the big data

evaluation, predictive analysis, and visualization

that turns existing data into actionable plans

and decisions

• Fairway (navigation channel) information services

• Vessel traffic information services

• Traffic management

• Calamity (collision/allision) abatement support

• Law enforcement information

• Transport logistics support

• Statistics

• Waterway charges and harbour dues (fuel tax calculation & verification?)

RIS SERVICES

RIS KEY TECHNOLOGIES

• Inland ECDIS (IENC/ENC)

• Vessel tracking and tracing

• Notices to Skippers (USACE

NTNI & USCG NTM)

• Electronic Reporting (to

USACE and other agencies)

• Reference Data

• Value added services

(Readiness “bubble

chart”/Apps, etc.)

EXISTING US RIS CAPABILITIES MAPPED TO KEY RIS TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES

eMSI

IENC

Reference Data

USACE

Master

Docks+

USCG

Vessel

DB

Vessel Traffic

Information

USCG VTS

Lock traffic

management

Freeboard

Red Hen, etc

WCSC IWTF

(IRS)

Law

Enforcement

Information

Transport

Logistics

Information

USACE LOMA

USCG NAIS

Industry

reporting

portal

USCG

NTM/BNM

USACE NTNI

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RIS

TOWING VESSELS

USACE ASSET MANAGEMENT

LOCK

LOCAL DATA

IMTS DATA

TOWING COMPANIES

TERMINAL OPERATORS

PORT AUTHORITIES

SHIPPERS

USCG AIS

OMBIL NATNL WEATHER SER

USGS

RECREATIONAL BOATERS

CWMS IRS

DHS

RIVER INFORMATION SERVICES STAKEHOLDERS

CUSTOMS

DOE

On November 8, 2016, The IMTS Board of

Directors (BoD) directed that a Rivers

Information Services (RIS) initiative be

undertaken as a “3-year protected

technology initiative” with the goal of

implementing RIS on the IMTS of the

United States.

IMPLEMENTATION Implementation will be by means of a Progressive

Implementation Pilot Project – This allows small pilot project start up but with export of

mature services to the larger IMTS system.

– While part of the team implements mature services in

the larger IMTS, the remainder of the team will develop

new additional services

– This provides the IMTS BoD greater engagement and

control

– Exceptionally interactive and transparent from

development through deployment

– Minimizes Cultural Resistance and impact to

Navigation.

STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION

The IMTS RIS Key Team would be responsible for

implementation and report directly to the IMTS BoD

The Team would execute it’s mission through two sub-

teams

– RIS Key Executive Group – Executives from Industry,

other Agencies, Academia and USACE that share

perspectives on additional value added services to

pursue and priorities

– RIS Key Technology and Services Group – Volunteers,

largely USACE members that would develop the

technologies and programs and deliver and export the

services

RIS TEAM

Commander

LRD

Commander

LRP

DCG Civil &

Emergency

Operations HQUSACE

IMTS BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

Working

Group WGEC

IMTS Division/MSC

Management

Teams

Regional Collaborative

Action Teams

Collaborative

Action Teams

(Ad Hoc)

Process Action

Teams

(Standing) KEY EXECUTIVES

GROUP

TECHNOLOGY

& SERVICES

GROUP

CHAIN OF COMMAND

OVERSIGHT, DIRECTION & DELIVERABLE

ACCEPTANCE

COLLABORATION

EXISTING IMTS STRUCTURE

LEGEND

RIS TEAM COMMAND, CONTROL,

COLLABORATION, COORDINATION &

SUPERVISION

IMTS RIS TEAM

TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES GROUP KEY EXECUTIVES GROUP

CENTERS OF EXPERTISE ERDC; IWR; INDC; MDC; RMC

USACE HQ; LRD; MVD; NWD; SAD; NAD; LRP; MVR; SAM;

OTHER AGENCIES ABS; CMTS; USCG; USGS; NWS; Marine Industry

AWO; RIETF; Shippers Assns.; Terminal Operators; Port Authorities; Recreational Users; Towing Companies

State and Federal Agencies ABS; CMTS; USCG; USGS; NWS; DHS; DOE; CBP; IRS; WASA Authorities; ORSANCO

ACADEMIA Rahall Institute; PIANC; SAME; SNAME

Marine Industry

ENDSTATE

SHORT TERM - Endstate would be a user

friendly, internet based Gateway or Portal

to a suite of services where all partners in

the watershed can view shared,

“harmonized” data that enables

operational, tactical and strategic

visualization, interpretation and evaluation

that supports decision making for activities

in and on the IMTS and drives their

execution.

ENDSTATE

LONG TERM – a comprehensive suite of

services that goes beyond the bounds of

river navigation (Great lakes, Coastal,

Watershed Management) and provides

fully integrated evaluation, analysis, and

actionable decisions for all aspects of

IMTS and provides full system integration

into the national economic supply chain

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STRATEGIC DISPLAY

VESSEL DISPLAY

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Vessel travel time analysis

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AIS Transmit

Lock queue transmitted to vessels

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MSU Work area

zones displayed

in LOMA

MSU

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•Additional information

provided as overlay to

IENC:

•Weather

•Water levels

•Lock status

Fleet

Northern Area FRM

Notes

Southern Area FRM

Notes

Allegheny River L/D

Ohio River L/D

Dam Dam

Notes:

East Branch

Kinzua Berlin Shenango

Tionesta Woodcock Mosquito

MJ Kirwan Union City

Pittsburgh District Operations Readiness

Stonewall Crooked Creek Youghiogheny Tygart West ring jet valve out of operation Loyalhanna Conemaugh Mahoning

Lock 9

Lock 8 Lock 7 Lock 6 Lock 5 Lock 4

C.W. Bill Young

Lock 2

Dashields Emsworth 14/14

8/10 Gate 3 (30 Jan 14), Gate 6 Construction (30 Nov 16) Montgomery 10/11 Lock (A) (10 Mar 15), Dam Gate 10 out of operation (15 Jun 15) New Cumberland 9/9 Pike Island

As of 12 January, 2017 – 1500 hrs

Monongahela River L/D

Hildebrand

Grays Landing

Hannibal

Opekiska 4/4

Morgantown 6/6 IMTS LOS 3

Point Marion 6/6

Maxwell Dam Gate 3 Out of Service (8-Jun-16) 4/5

Lock 4 5/5 Lock 3

Braddock 4/4

IMTS LOS 6 Commercial Lockage by Appointment Only

Fully Operational Restricted Operations Out of Operation

Unclassified FOUO

LRP District Map

6/6

Repair Fleet

IMTS LOS 6 Commercial Lockage by Appointment Only, High Water

IMTS LOS 1 - Hours 24/7/365

IMTS LOS 2 - Hours 0700 – 2300, 7/365, IMTS LOS 3 - Hours 0700 – 1500, 7/365, High Water

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Thank you for this opportunity!