IIT Madras to develop indigenous software to maritime traffic
India Today
This will help VOC Port in Tamil Nadu to cater to increasing Maritime Traffic, and keep pace with global technological developments; This Software can also be extended to other Indian Ports
Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers are going to develop an indigenous Vessel Traffic Software (VTS) that will help monitor maritime traffic. This will cater to the increasing maritime traffic and help keep pace with global technological developments in the maritime domain. Envisaged initially as part of the Maritime Vision 2030 action plans, this software development project is part of a collaboration between IIT Madras and VO Chidambaranar (VOC) Port Trust in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, for which a MoU was signed recently. A VTS is required under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.This software will help realize the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for building a ‘Digital India’ and using digital technologies to build ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat.’ This software could eventually be used for monitoring maritime traffic in other ports across India. This Research Project will be led by National Technology Centre for Ports Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC), a Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras that functions as the technology arm of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.
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