1. Sharing common Traffic Picture by Inter VTS Exchange System (IVEF) Jeffrey van Gils 18 February 2015

2. Settings / Scope North Sea; Exchange of Traffic Image between ship and shore vv Dutch Coastguard shore system Ship Barend Biesheuvel

3. Possibilities On-scene command; SAR tasks; VTS / Monitoring tasks; VTS outside territorial waters; Port entry by vessels. What is most important Decrease of communication errors; Reliable information; Common information.

4. Extension of coverage

5. Completenes of image Small objects Nearby Accuracy

6. Technical

7. Result

8. Reactions Ship side: – Verified targets and additional information; – Extended coverage (better planning); – Drifting buoys or other drifting material. Shore side: – Verified targets; – Better view on small targets; – Backup or extension fallback solution.

9. Conclusion Saves money on installing and maintaining sensors like radar and AIS stations; Possibility to verify your data with data of partners; Track smaller targets than possible from shore only; Share a common harmonized picture over a specific area with partners (shore and ships); Ability to look and search further than your own sensors farm; Ability to have data available when needed in areas normally not covered; Possible fall back solution.

10. Next steps (1)

11. Next steps (2) Quality assurance of the data; Responsibility of the data; Legislation about sharing data; Communications costs; Implementation costs for current (proprietary) systems.