Innovation for sea security
This projects’ challenge concerns the improvement of commercial and recreational navigation safety against risks at sea through the development and application of innovative communication models and ICT technologies. ISIDE develops shared, voice-based and audio-visual ICT models and protocols to optimise signalling and text messaging procedures between land and boats and reduce the risk of incorrect or ambiguous communications during emergencies. The above is crucial during operations, bad weather, navigation, entering or leaving a port and docking. ISIDE’s models are validated for both commercial vessels and recreational boating. The general objective is to implement a high-availability ICT communication infrastructure essential for navigation safety, which can also help Port Authorities prevent and manage situations of risk at sea. ISIDE’s innovative use of ICT applications and services aims to demonstrate its advantages to the commercial and institutional users of the cooperation area, also for future use on a broader scale. The partnership works in a participated and coordinated way to implement and test a new conventional system for the effective management of risk situations at sea that makes the most of the potential of ICT technologies for the benefit and safety of maritime transport.