NEWADA duo, an EU funded project (South East Europe Programme), supports the waterway management authorities of the Danube riparian states in achieving a common level of service in waterway management along the Danube.
RGO Communications Ltd. is an IT consultant within the implementation of the NEWADA duo project on behalf of the Croatian partner, Agency for Inland Waterways. One of the key deliverables within the project is pilot implementation of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) - virtual and remote monitoring systems.
The main objective is to increase safety of navigation by installing electronic devices on the floating marks that transmit information on the status and position of an AtoN via the available AIS infrastructure. With the same purpose, a system will be developed which will enable authorities to place virtual AtoNs on the waterway, displayed on a ship based viewer. Virtual AtoNs will significantly increase navigation safety, as they can be placed in the critical location as soon as the authority has identified a navigation safety problem such as low water level, obstruction in the fairway, physical AtoN off-position etc.
The pilot implementation will be done on the selected stretches of the Danube waterway.
Lock Management System
RGO Communications Ltd., commissioned by via donau –
Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH, is developing and implementing
the national Lock Management System (LMS) – an integrated IT solution for
managing and monitoring lock operations along the nine Austrian Danube locks.
The project covers all stages of software development – from
requirements specification and system concept, through user interface
prototyping, implementation, installation, testing and multi-year maintenance
and technical support.
LMS enables complete digital management of lock operations,
including vessel passage recording, automated lock cycle planning, real-time
lock chamber visualization, shift and incident management, as well as reporting
and data exchange with related river information systems (DoRIS, CEERIS, EuRIS,
EHDB).
The system integrates advanced functionalities such as
automatic lock scheduling, failure and notification management, user and access
administration, and data synchronization through internal and external APIs.
This project represents a significant milestone in the
digital transformation of inland waterway traffic management, enhancing safety,
interoperability, and operational efficiency within the European River
Information Services (RIS) framework.