Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data Case Study: Identifying Unofficial Mooring Areas along the Upper Mississippi River

Abstract

This Dredging Operations and Technical Support (DOTS) program technical note presents the results of a study undertaken at the request of staff from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rock Island District (MVR) as part of a larger effort examining the potential creation of seven new permanent mooring cells along the Upper Mississippi River in proximity to lock and dam (LD) locations selected by MVR. MVR staff were interested in evaluating vessel traffic and identifying unofficial mooring areas (i.e., waiting areas) in the vicinity of LD7, LD10, LD11, LD14, LD15, LD20, and LD22; they were also interested in travel times from those unofficial mooring areas to the destination lock. The search distance for unofficial mooring areas was limited to 20 miles from the lock, or the distance to the next closest lock if less than 20 miles, in the appropriate direction (i.e., upstream or downstream), as specified by MVR staff.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 2023
Accession Number
AD1201947

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  • Marin M. Kress

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms
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  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Automatic Identification Systems
  • Case Studies
  • Communication Systems
  • Dwell Time
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Hot Spots
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Multiple Access
  • Navigation
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Travel Time
  • Waterways

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