EVALUATION OF MARITIME SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FOR INLAND WATERWAYS

The report describes an evaluation of experimental voice, teletype and facsimile communications between an inland waterways towing vessel on the Mississippi River and its home office through NASA's ATS-3 satellite using VHF requencies. The experiment concluded that such communications are technically feasible but lacked conclusive data to demonstrate economic benefit. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  General Electric Corporate Research & Development

  Schenectady, NY  United States 
• Authors:
  • Anderson, R E
• Publication Date: 1973-1-31

Media Info

• Pagination: 78 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Communication systems; Freight transportation; Inland waterways; Satellite communication; Ship pilotage; Transportation operations; Water transportation
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Maritime Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management
• Old TRIS Terms: Ats-3 satellite; Cargo transportation; Inland waterways navigation; Ma; Spacecraft communications; Waterway transportation
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048095
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: GE-SRD-73-038 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: MA-3-36216
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1975 12:00AM