Transforming Waterway Transportation’s Value to America by Broadband Communications:

The Port of Pittsburgh Commission’s Wireless Waterway Project

James McCarville

Waterways Council October 2013”

The Port of Pittsburgh Commission andPittsburgh Port Technology, Inc.

Who We Are Port of Pittsburgh Commission (PPC) Pittsburgh Port Technology, Inc (PPTi) (a PPC subsidiary) Wireless Waterway (a project of the PPC/PPTi)

Why We Got Engaged in Technology Lack of overarching technology leadership AIS is good, but the federal focus is on AIS only Opportunity to transform the efficiency of the waterway transportation

system with broadband communications Opportunity for navigation interests to add new value to nation by

connecting communications on the waterways Add efficiency to the system Re-invigorate investments in waterway infrastructure

Why our Technology Is So Good!

Who We Are and Why We Are in Technology

Source – Fred W. Pot, Marine Management Consulting

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AIS (both Channels) WiMAX

Wireless Waterway Components

How It Works

Pittsburgh Project Network – December 2013

• 9 Locks & Dams

• MSAP Development

• Interoperability Test Bed

• Contiguous coverage for over 100 river miles

Usable on standard browsers

Capable of displaying vessel positions (AIS) AND other useful navigational aids on a GIS window

Aggregates public data for commercial and recreational users

Scurely carries private networks as well

Maritime Situational Awareness Portal (MSAP)

Track Vessels Live!

Start Tracking Your Vessel

Domain 3

Track Vessels Live!

Start Tracking Your Vessel

Domain 2

User Account System

Fleet Manager

Tow Pilot

Boater

Law Enforcement

USACE

SuperUser VPS

MSAP

Wireless Waterways Web Server

Track Vessels Live!

Start Tracking Your Vessel

Domain 1

Recreational

System Admin

Wireless WaterwaysMSAP Services

MSAP System View Users

OtherSources

MSAP Back EndMSAP Back End

DatabaseDatabase

InternetGoogle Earth API

Vessel Positions

IENCsWEAX

VPS

Secured

Internet

Internet via WW Network or Cellular

• Unique Goggle Earth Integration with private access only

• Real-time feeds from NOAA, USACE, USCG and public data sources

• Real-time vessel positions• Architecture accommodates various data security schemes

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Interoperability Test Bed• ITB

Network Coverage

• High-Speed Backbone

• Both Rural and Urban areas

• IT Infrastructure

• Flexibility

Interoperability Test Bed

Only Test Bed of its kind in the USA dedicated to River oriented technologies

Accelerate Fielding of Cutting Edge Technology to the Maritime Transportation Industry

Dual use infrastructure to support both experimentation and regional security exercises

First Set Test Bed Experiments held June 2-7, 2013

Company Resource Providers Experiment

WiFi applications on Vessels

Water Quality Sensors Collection then displayed on MSAP

HD Video Teleconferencing for Vessels

3D Display of Thermal Imager for navigation during night or reduced visibility and Remote Camera Feed

Experiments/Demos WWITB June 2013

Company Resource Providers Experiment

Argos – Real Time Soundings displayed on MSAP

Use of Mass Spectrometer to collect water quality data via Unmanned Surface Vessel Also tested Argos and MSAP Vessel Tracker as same time while collecting environmental data

Vessel Tracking on MSAP

Environmental Data Fusion on MSAP

Experiments/Demos WWITB June 2013

Navigation - Return on Value Public Safety Efficiencies River Safety Efficiencies Lock Efficiencies Towing Operations

Efficiencies Terminal Efficiencies Intermodal Efficiencies Integrating Programs

Already Developed/To be developed

SmartLock EU Progams

Non-Navigation - Return on Value Recreation Infrastructure Stability

Monitoring Environmental Data

Collection Flood Control Water Quality Air Quality Academic Research Regulatory Monitoring Environmental

Watchdogs Water and Sewer

Authorities

Propagating the Network Through Revenue Generation

Project Goal – Truly SmartRivers

Wireless Waterway Contact Info Contact the Port of Pittsburgh Commission or

Pittsburgh Port Technol0gy, Inc. atRex Woodward woodwardrex@yahoo.comJim McCarville jim@port.pittsburgh.pa.us

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www.wirelesswaterways.com