Barco OPScenter microVTS Manuals

VTS OPScenterTM An extensible component-based platform for a wide range of Vessel Traffic Management Solutions Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) ensure the safety of maritime operations, improve the efficiency of navigation, and protect the marine environment. VTS is especially important for those areas where traffic congestion increases the risk of incidents or where the environmental consequences of an incident could be severe. Due to the potential risk of human casualties and long lasting environmental effects caused by maritime disasters, public pressure on government and local authorities has increased . Subsequently, the demand for VTS systems throughout the coastal traffic highways of the world is also growing. VTS systems are no longer reserved only for major ports, waterways, and maritime authorities but are increasingly significant for a wide array of smaller though equally important maritime service providers. Barco's OPSCENTER TM VTS is designed to be an affordable, versatile VTS system fulfilling standard to advanced requirements for Vessel Traffic Services. It provides state-of-the-art technology and components delivering high-performance and highly reliable Vessel Traffic Management services across a wide range of VTS needs. The ideal VTS solutions for VTS authorities to keep control of: • Ports and harbors • Waterways • Locks • Pilotage Benefits • Modular open architecture • Grows with demand • Low maintenance • Low total cost of ownership • Advanced radar and data processing • Full life cycle support and logistics concept • Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components