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IRIS Europe 3 – Implementation of River Information Services in Europe

The European Union's TEN-T programme supporting …

Thomas Zwicklhuber, M.Sc.03.12.2013, Belgrade

DISC 2013 ICT at Austrian Locks

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Outline• Status in Austria• System architecture• Lock workstation• Features of Lock Management System (LMS)• Current implementations within IRIS Europe 3

• Integration of T&T• Integration of ERI• Integration of EU HULL

• WLAN

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Status in Austria• 9 power plants with double-chamber locks• Dimensions of a lock chamber

• 230m x 24m• 275m x 24m (Freudenau)

• Locks are operated 24 x 7 x 365

• Traffic volume• 12.000 – 15.000 vessels / convoys per lock / year• Increased traffic from April – October (passenger vessels)

350 km Danube9 Danube locks

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System architecture / workstation

DB

DB Local LMS DB

Router

ATIS Decoder

APL LOCK

Central LMS DBCENTRAL SERVER

RZ LOCK Network LMS

DoRIS

SERVER CLIENT

Server facility

National control center

Lock workstation

AS IF connecting

DGW

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System architecture / workstation

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LMS application

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LMS application – features(1)• Logging of entire locking process and statistical data due to

national law• Electronic lock management system fully operational since 2009

(former hand-written)• Supports lock operator in daily work (locking, shift, hydro data)• Use of automatic identification

• Notification and implementation via Tracking & Tracing (AIS)• Pre-announcements from previous lock• Announcement via radio call (ATIS)

• Use of Hull data base• Use of failure / warning / mail management within LMS• Production of automatic statistical reports via MS Reporting

Service Increase smoothness of traffic, decrease waiting times Increase safety of traffic and lock operations

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LMS application – features (2)• Within IRIS Europe 3 project usability and functionality of

LMS further developed• interconnection of LMS with Austrian Data Gateway and

AIS infrastructure• Integration of AIS information (automatic announcement

according to vessel position)• Integration of available ERI reports• Integration of up-to-date HULL information out of EU HULL

DB

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Lock Management System (LMS)- ERI data integration

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Lock Management System (LMS)- HULL data integration

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WLAN• Implementation during NEWADA project initiative• 2 lock sites equipped with WLAN hotspots (Freudenau,

Abwinden)• Network mainly available in lock chambers• Free network but only access to fairway- and traffic

related information + mail (e.g. DoRIS information portal)

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Thank you for your attention!

Thomas Zwicklhuber, M.Sc.via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

A-1220 Wien, Donau-City-Straße 1Tel +43 50 4321 1610, Fax +43 50 4321 1050thomas.zwicklhuber@via-donau.org

www.via-donau.org; www.iris-europe.net