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    Radio Technical Commission for

    Maritime Services

    eNavigation -
    A Standards Perspective

    Bob Markle
    NMEA Convention & RTCM
    Expo 2009
    Arlington, VA USA
    What is RTCM?

    • International non-profit scientific, professional and membership organization.

    • RTCM has over 120 member organizations, including


    Manufacturers
    Government agencies
    Associations
    Ship owners and operators
    Educational institutions
    Sales and service providers

    • Special Committees develop reports and standards for maritime


    radiocommunication and electronic navigation systems.
    10 active Special Committees maintain 13 current standards
    Several new standards and reports under development
    What is RTCM?

    • RTCM supports development of international standards


    International Maritime Organization (IMO)
    International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
    International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
    International Hydrographic Office (IHO)
    International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse
    Authorities (IALA)

    ?
    What is eNavigation?

    “E-Navigation is the harmonized collection,


    integration, exchange, presentation and
    analysis of maritime information onboard
    and ashore by electronic means to enhance
    berth to berth navigation and related
    services, for safety and security at sea and
    protection of the marine environment.”
    International Maritime Organization (IMO) definition based on proposal
    by International Association of Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse
    Authorities (IALA)
    eNavigation Model
    Traditional Navigation Tools

    Sextant

    Compass

    Chronometer

    Charts
    Evolving Navigation Tools
    Loran/Decca
    Radar
    • ARPA
    • EPA
    • ATA
    Radio Direction
    Finder
    Electronic Charts
    • ECDIS
    GPS/GLONASS
    Automatic
    Identification
    Systems
    Ship Security
    Alert Systems
    Long Range
    Identification
    and Tracking
    Integration
    Navigation Equipment - Functional Diagram

    Processor Human-Machine
    Transmitter Interface
    Software
    Sensor
    Database Control
    Navigation Equipment - Functional Diagram
    Navigation Equipment - Functional Diagram
    Approach to Type Approval

    Traditional eNavigation Model
    Discrete system approval Separate hardware approval from function
    eNavigation architecture allows new 
    functions
    Data networks and interfaces
    Software and databases
    Standards Development and Type Approval

    Discrete System Standards eNavigation Standards
    Radar IEC 62288 ‐ Displays
    ARPA IEC 61162 series – Digital 
    Interfaces
    GPS/Loran RTCM SC123 – Data over 
    ECDIS VHF
    RTCM SC121 WG – AIS in VTS 
    systems
    Long range Identification and 
    Tracking
    Ship Security Alert Systems

    Future Æ Software
    Databases
    I/O Devices
    eNavigation Model
    Toward an eNavigation Standards Model

    •Standards need to create the framework so that eNavigation can evolve
    •Do we know what new technologies will arise?

    •Challenges
    • Concept of type approval may have to change as radically different 
    functions can be accommodated by a software change, rather than 
    hardware
    • Paradigm shift
    • Develop network and communication technologies to support the 
    evolution of eNavigation
    RTCM 2010
    Annual Assembly
    Meeting and Conference

    16 – 21 May 2010

    Catamaran Hotel
    San Diego, CA,USA
    www.rtcm.org

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