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There is a continuous need to develop new methodologies to improve knowledge and navigation on the inland waterway system. In this work, Automatic Identification System (AIS) data are employed to analyze factors that affect vessel navigation as water levels fluctuate along major rivers in the United States. River stage data are applied along with AIS vessel position reports to develop an analysis of the relationship between vessel transit times and water levels. This research presents a methodology using AIS data to study cases along portions of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The analysis is conducted using several Areas of Interest (AOIs) to measure vessel travel times over a two-year period covering thousands of individual vessel trips. The results show vessel travel time differences over a period of two years as water levels fluctuate, thereby allowing the impact of this environmental force on transiting vessels to be quantified.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AW040 Marine Safety and Human Factors.

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15-5759

English

11p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References

Inland waterways; Inland waterways traffic; Ship pilotage; Travel time

Automatic identification systems; Water levels (Rivers)

Mississippi River; Ohio River; United States

Environment; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-5759

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:56PM