Tonnage Reporting:New Capability Arriving Soon

Presentationat the

IRPT Annual Conference

St. LouisApril 2014

Glenn DunoffWide Area Security Corp.

Please NoteThis presentation is for informational purposes only. It is not specific advice for your facility or vessel, and it is not a substitute for specific advice. | Wide Area Security Corp. is the U.S. marketing representative for DMT, LLC of Virginia.| Questions? Contact us at 800.561.1769 or www. WideAreaSecurity.com

Point of View

• My Company:

• U.S. Marketing Representative for:

Port Objectives: What We Hear• I want better tonnage reporting to Army Corps of

Engineers

• I want better information to show our economic impact when applying for grants

• I want better documentation for marketing or public relations

• I want government agencies and elected officials to understand our significance

Historical Approaches Focus on AIS.What is Automatic Identification System?

Port Headquarters

• Vessel Identifier• Location• Speed• And more

(other info available by connecting to Web-based databases)

Challenge: Not Required on All Vessels

Barges

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Fishing Boat

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A Solution: Soon to be CompleteBoat Enters Ship Channel

Crosses into a Specific Choke Point

Pulse Doppler Radar Detects It’s There

Software Pulls the Vessel Locationand Tells Camera to Point at the Vessel

Camera Captures a PicturePicture Stored on Computer for Future Report

Thermal infrared camera is capable of seeing in the dark, up to a certain distance

Documentation

• Time• Direction• Draft?• Image

Status

• Most of this capability has already been built

• Currently working on integrating key pieces of it into PortVision

An Example Report

(See Handout)

Glenn DunoffWide Area Security Corp.Phone: (800) 561-1769Email: info@WideAreaSecurity.com

Next Steps

• Please Bring Me Any Questions or Suggestions Right After the Presentation

• My Contact Info