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03 Aug 2016
Research article |
| 03 Aug 2016
VISIR: technological infrastructure of an operational service for safe and efficient navigation in the Mediterranean Sea
Gianandrea Mannarini
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Giuseppe Turrisi
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Alessandro D'Anca
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Advanced Scientific Computing,
Strada Provinciale per Arnesano (complesso Ekotekne), 73100 Lecce, Italy
Mario Scalas
Links Management and Technology S.p.A. – via R. Scotellaro 55, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Nadia Pinardi
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Università degli Studi di Bologna, viale Berti-Pichat, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Giovanni Coppini
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Francesco Palermo
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Ivano Carluccio
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Matteo Scuro
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Sergio Cretì
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Rita Lecci
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Ocean Predictions and Applications, via Augusto Imperatore 16, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Paola Nassisi
CMCC, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici – Advanced Scientific Computing,
Strada Provinciale per Arnesano (complesso Ekotekne), 73100 Lecce, Italy
Luca Tedesco
Links Management and Technology S.p.A. – via R. Scotellaro 55, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Safety and efficiency of navigation can be enhanced through a better situational awareness at sea. We designed and realized an operational infrastructure for providing the navigators with optimal routes through various devices: PC, tablets, and smartphones. Sea-state and wind forecasts are used as inputs. Both motor- and sailboat routes are addressed by VISIR.
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