How can maritime information (including navigation) be digitalised to allow machine reading alongside human inter-operability, is different information required by autonomous systems?

Background

The grow and level up the economy strategic priority is at the heart of the government’s agenda to spread opportunity across the UK. Transport has a crucial role to play, whether it be through improving connectivity across the United Kingdom and growing the economy by enhancing the transport network, on time and on budget. DfT has a number of specific interests in this space, notably our infrastructure projects, Places for Growth and our apprenticeships and skills work.

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Related UKRI funded projects


  • University of Bristol and The United Hydrographic Office

    To design the next-generation of interactive digital navigational tools and services to enhance the safety and efficiency of shipping....

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to design interactive digital navigational tools and services to enhance the safety and efficiency of shipping, which directly addresses the question of how maritime information can be digitalized for machine reading and human interoperability.

  • Universal Chart Service

    CherSoft are a leading supplier of charts and navigation technology to maritime users. Over the last three years we have developed the concept of the Universal Chart Server (UCS). This is in response to a unique market o...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: CHERSOFT LTD

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project proposes the development of a universal chart integration and display system that integrates all major global providers' charts in a single coherent form, which directly addresses the question of whether different information is required by autonomous systems.

  • Furlong Vision: Advancing marine autonomy through a robust and cost-effective position referencing system

    For a rapidly growing number of ships, increasing layers of redundancy in advanced navigation systems to accurately measure position and heading are vital to underpin mission-specific permissions/safety cases that addres...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: FURLONG SENSING LTD

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on developing a visual local positioning reference system for ships, which partially addresses the question of how maritime information can be digitalized for machine reading and human interoperability. However, it does not specifically mention the requirement of different information for autonomous systems.

  • LeisAIR: Leisure watercraft AI Image Recognition

    NASH Maritime are specialists in shipping, navigation and maritime risk. To manage safety and maximise capacity in ports and harbours, it is essential that risks are identified, measured and mitigated through a process o...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: NASH MARITIME LIMITED

  • Operator-Centered Enhancement of Awareness in Navigation

    The OCEAN project approach is to contribute to the mitigation of navigational accidents by supporting the navigators to do an even better job than they do presently. Such support does not only relate to an ‘on-the-spot’ ...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

    Lead research organisation: THE NAUTICAL INSTITUTE

  • Operator-Centered Enhancement of Awareness in Navigation (OCEAN)

    The OCEAN project approach is to contribute to the mitigation of navigational accidents by supporting the navigators to do an even better job than they do presently. Such support does not only relate to an ‘on-the-spot’ ...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

    Lead research organisation: LLOYD'S REGISTER EMEA

  • MARITIME OPEN DATA STORE (MODS) STUDY

    The Maritime Open Data Store (MODS) project is led by AIMES Grid Services and aims to support and build on the 2011 European Maritime Safety Agency Blue Belt initiative, which seeks to facilitate Short Sea Shipping. MODS...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: AIMES GRID SERVICES COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

  • Autonomous Maritime Data Analytics

    As an island nation, the sea offers the UK an important line of defence to protect it from unwanted visitors. However, the marine domain is a notoriously difficult and dangerous environment in which to operate which make...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: SIRIUS CONSTELLATION LTD

  • FrontM HOTG Integration to bring Edge AI for Collision Avoidance in Maritime

    We are on a mission to protect the global marine ecosystem and save lives from accidental collisions between vessels at sea. Our vision is of a safer, fairer, and more sustainable industry. To achieve this we need to ta...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: FRONTM LIMITED

  • Globavista - Visualisation for Big Data Maritime Location Based Services

    The aim of the project is to carry out the R&D required to create an innovative and powerful BigData geospatial platform, almalgamating data from various sources to exploit the value added data and support the contin...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: GLOBAVISTA LIMITED