A new generation of digital navigation safety & efficiency for ports and waterways.
SRT digital AtoN systems enable safer and more efficient navigation by providing important navigation information directly to vessels and VTS centres in real time.
What are Digital Aids to Navigation?
Specialist electronic devices that transmit important and useful information to vessels and VTS centres that improve navigation safety and efficiency. Information can be basic such as buoy location, or more sophisticated such as precise local depth, tidal, wind and current conditions, berth and lock status, the location of uncharted hazards or even a bridge clearance gap. This information is digitally transmitted and displayed in real time on vessel navigation systems and port and waterway authority monitoring systems.
Benefits of DAS
DAS systems enable significantly improved navigation safety and efficiency. This results in reduced risk, reduced costs and reduced accidents.
Safety
Digital marking of hazards, information on infrastructure status and lanes substantially increases safety of vessel activity.
Environment
Reduced accidents combined with active pollution & emissions monitoring help protect the environment.
Efficiency
Improved vessel routing, docking and information on the status of relevant infrastructure such as tidal bridge clearances and lock status all improve operational efficiencies.
Risk
The availability of high quality reliable navigation information significantly reduces risk as well as associated liabilities.
DAS – Use Cases
DAS are flexible with multiple deployment and use opportunities across any port or waterway.
Electronic marking of buoys
Electronically mark & monitor buoys and other physical AtoN’s as well as remotely monitor performance and health of other systems such as lanterns in real time.
Air Bridge Gap
Automatically provide navigation critical information (e.g. weather, depth and tide) as well as more sophisticated information such as clearances and statuses
Temporary Navigation Hazard Alert
Alert shipping to unexpected uncharted hazards that are either permanent or temporary.
How DAS Works
DAS uses certified AIS transceivers connected to sensor systems to share real-time information with vessels, VTS centres, etc.
Digitally Connected Navigation
- All DAS have their own internal GPS which provides accurate position of the DAS device.
- External sensors such as lantern or weather sensors connect to the DAS.
- DAS transceiver automatically transmits its position, status and sensor data every few minutes using specialist AlS-AtoN transmissions.
- DAS AIS transmissions are received and displayed by any ECDIS, chart plotter, VTS system.
- DAS transceivers operate entirely autonomously and do not have to be integrated with sensors. In such instance they transmit the GPS location and ID of the infrastructure in real time.
- DAS transceivers are highly configurable and can be remotely controlled to transmit multiple virtual AtoN’s.
Customised Solutions for you
SRT DAS solutions are powered by our proprietary, fully certified AIS AtoN technology. This enables us to easily customise all our DAS packages for any remote monitoring application. From fish farm monitoring to complex waterway infrastructure such as swing bridges and locks. Contact our team with your remote monitoring requirement.
Customised to suit your needs
DAS Solution Kits
Simple to install
Navigational guidance
DAS Express 1 Hazard alert (Temporary)
Fully integrated AIS digital aids to navigation transponder – certified AIS AtoN Type-1. Transmits using standard AIS to be interoperable with all existing ship and VTS navigation systems.
Highlights
- Internal rechargeable battery provides up to 1 week of continuous operation – can also connect directly to any available power for continuous operation.
- IALA compliant certified AIS AtoN Type 1.
- Small, light-weight and ruggedized for long term operation in any environment.
- Bracket and fixings system make secure installation on any buoy or marine infrastructure simple and easy.
- Transmits exact GPS location of buoy using AIS.
- Configurable using supplied PC application.
DAS Express 2 – Buoy Location Status
DAS EXPRESS-1 is a complete buoy location and lantern health and status monitoring solution. Easily retro-fits to any buoy and lantern and will continuously monitor and transmit its location and the status of the lantern with automatic alerts in the event of any malfunction.
Highlights
- Complete kit that easily fits to any buoy and lantern.
- Intelligent light sensor that automatically learns and monitors standard lantern operation and detects any malfunctions.
- Internal rechargeable battery provides up to 1 week of continuous operation – can also connect directly to any available power for continuous operation.
- IALA compliant certified AIS AtoN Type 1.
- Small, light-weight and ruggedized for long term operation in any environment.
- Bracket and fixings system make secure installation on any buoy or marine infrastructure simple and easy.
- Transmits exact GPS location of buoy using AIS.
- Configurable using supplied PC application.
DAS Express 3 – Buoy Lantern & Location Status
DAS EXPRESS-2 is a complete buoy location and lantern health and status monitoring solution, inclusive of a solar power system. Easily retro-fits to any buoy and lantern and will continuously monitor and transmit its location and the status of the lantern with automatic alerts in the event of any malfunction.
Highlights
- Complete kit that easily fits to any buoy and lantern – inclusive of solar panel power system.
- Intelligent light sensor that automatically learns and monitors standard lantern operation and detects any malfunctions.
- Includes solar power system which acts as primary power source to maintain charge of internal battery which provides up to 1 week of continuous operation without charging contribution.
- IALA compliant certified AIS AtoN Type 1.
- Small, light-weight and ruggedized for long term operation in any environment.
- Bracket and fixings system make secure installation on any buoy or marine infrastructure simple and easy.
- Transmits exact GPS location of buoy using AIS.
- Configurable using supplied PC application.
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Transceivers
Each transceiver provides best in class performance, functionality and robust reliability, and can be extensively customised.