SubscribeWhy Denmark has some of the worlds most congested waters but also the safest.
Incidents at sea reduced by 50%.
AIS-Based Autonomous Monitoring Systems
Danish waters are probably the best monitored in the world. AIS-based Autonomous monitoring systems make it possible for the The Royal Danish Administration of Navigation and Hydrography (RDANH) to monitor their jurisdiction to the extent that incidents such as groundings, collisions and environmentally hazardous spillages have decreased by more than 50%.
A reduction in incidents at sea is just one of the benefits of the Automatic Identification System supplied by GateHouse A/S. A suitably advanced AIS system visualises and clarifies the reality of the large scale traffic situation. Traffic patterns often surprise and often lead to redeployment of misplaced buoys along with the possibility of verifying that such corrections have the desired effect.
Shore-based tracking and monitoring ships increases safety and domain awareness. Display of approx. 3500 Automatic Information System targets from the HELCOM and Safety at Sea systems using GateHouse software.
A GateHouse success story
This story began in 2004, when the Danish Authorities awarded the contract for development and deployment of a National AIS system to GateHouse, a small company located in the northern part of mainland Denmark.
Although GateHouse was, at the time, relatively unknown for its AIS expertise, it was not by chance that the company won the contract. GateHouse demonstrated that it has relevant technical capability, highly qualified developers and extensive experience with complex systems from other lines of business. The ability to understand the requirements set by RDANH and excellent cooperation skills made GateHouse the perfect partner.
Gatehouse Automatic Identification System
A major contributor in the AIS market
GateHouse set an example not only with the National Danish System but also with the RDANH-hosted and GateHouse-developed HELCOM solution. The system is responsible for collecting and distributing data from and to the countries around the Baltic Sea and Norway. Solutions for the administrations in Ireland, Poland and Sweden are further examples of GateHouse's prominent position in the Automatic Identification System market. The company also has installations in the USA, Germany and France.
French Navy able to survey overseas territorial waters in absentia
GateHouse AIS software has also been successfully deployed at the exotic French island, La Réunion located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. The web-based system, the first of six, allows the Center for the Study of Maritime and River Technologies (CETMEF) as well as the Navy to monitor traffic in the seas surrounding la Reunion, parts of Madagascar, the Comorean Islands and specially the heavily congested Channel of Mozambique.
Automatic Identification System Transponders for Maritime Security and Surveillance
AIS transponders must be fitted to all international voyaging vessels of 300 or more gross tonnes and all passenger vessels regardless of size in accordance with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The first AIS technology was used primarily on board vessels to avoid collisions; later came the shore-based AIS technology which made it possible for authorities to monitor vessel traffic in their jurisdiction.
Since 2000, as a consequence of the increasing number of terrorist attacks, governments have naturally heightened their focus on security and surveillance. AIS Automatic Identification System technology has proven well suited in extending focus to the maritime arena. Moreover, the EU has passed a directive concerning establishing a Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System, where all EU countries are obliged to deploy a national shore-based AIS monitoring system by the end of 2008 at the latest.
