Potential Lock Operations Management Application (LOMA) Hardware Installation Sites along the Ohio River to Improve Automatic Identification System (AIS) Reception and Transmit Range

Abstract

The purpose of this Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering technical note (CHETN) is to propose a list of candidate sites along the Ohio River for the installation of Automatic Identification System (AIS) shoreside towers within the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Lock Operations Management Application (LOMA) program. The LOMA program manages a network of terrestrial (shoreside) AIS sites and vessel-mounted AIS sites with receive and transmit capability. However, there are known limits to the reception and transmission areas served by existing shoreside towers (referred to as "coverage gaps") along the Ohio River. Parties interested in improving AIS coverage to enhance maritime domain awareness and navigational safety along the Ohio River may wish to pursue the installation of LOMA program hardware for this purpose.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2024
Accession Number
AD1222470

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  • Brady A. Towne
  • James T. Kilroy
  • Kenneth W. Swan
  • Marin M. Kress

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  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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