AIS Data Sharing. A Tool of Diplomacy

This article discusses how, since publishing “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower,” in which the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps came together to create the first unified maritime strategy, all three seagoing forces have prioritized international engagement at a level unseen in recent decades. One of the primary means of engagement with other nations, especially as the United States has increased its focus on maritime domain awareness (MDA), is maritime data sharing. While a variety of efforts exist, from the U.S. Maritime Safety and Security Information System (MSSIS) to Italy’s Virtual Regional Maritime Traffic Center, unclassified data sharing has brought the world’s maritime states closer to the goal of achieving global MDA. Bringing together politically, culturally, and financially disparate maritime nations to share maritime data requires a technology that is both flexible and universal—a simple tool that will help build trust and cooperation among all maritime nations. The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is such a tool. AIS is a shipboard system that transmits information such as vessel name, registration number, call sign, Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), position, course, speed, and other navigational information via VHF.

• Record URL:
  http://uscg.mil/proceedings/archive/2010/Vol67_No2_Sum2010.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Cloe, Fran
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 34-37
• Serial:
  • Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
  • Serial URL: http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data sharing; Information dissemination; Maritime safety; Navigation processes; Technological innovations; Water traffic; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Automatic identification systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01167016
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 2010 8:22AM