Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data Case Study: Vessel Traffic through the Yaquina Bay Breakwater at Newport, Oregon

Abstract

The navigation staff at US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District (NWP) asked for information on vessel transits through the two existing openings in the breakwater on the north side of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon. Currently, no authorized federal channel passes through the breakwater openings; however, the design for a possible federal channel is under consideration. NWP staff were interested in historical vessel transits, with a special focus on isolating transits for the largest (i.e., longest) vessels, identified as vessels 80 feet or longer, currently utilizing the area inside the breakwater. The Automatic Identification System Analysis Package (AISAP) software created by USACE-ERDC (2018) was used to analyze vessel traffic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 2023
Accession Number
AD1195203

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  • Marin M. Kress

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Identification Systems
  • Breakwaters
  • Case Studies
  • Coast Guard
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Communication Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fish
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Multiple Access
  • Navigation
  • Waterways

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security