Vessel Traffic Data - New York Harbor.

Abstract

This report presents data relevant to the design of a Vessel Traffic System (VTS) for New York Harbor. The data was obtained from films of a radar PPI for several radar locations in the New York Area. Also tapes of communications activity on channel 13 and 16 of the VHF/FM Maritime Mobile Band provided data. Data analysis obtained the following: Vessel Density, Vessel Route Identification, Vessel Speed, Close Encounter, Message Activity, Channel Utilization, Channel Efficiency, Message Duration.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019838

Entities

People

  • J. H. Brown
  • J. Staley
  • L. Buhler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Analysis
  • Efficiency
  • Identification
  • New York
  • Traffic
  • Vessel Traffic Systems

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Radio communications and signal processing.