Kujawski, Artur
(Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie,
)
The main aim of this article is to present a method to process Inland AIS (automatic identification system) data
that is part of RIS (river information services), as well as to synthesize and visualize information obtained from
it for further analysis. This article presents problems with imaging the position of inland navigation units in the
immediate vicinity of the Długi and Kolejowy Bridges in Szczecin. The passing of 80 inland units on this section
of the Western Oder River was analyzed. Data were obtained from the AIS message database and industrial
cameras of the RIS Monitoring Centre at the Inland Navigation Office in Szczecin. 35 units were equipped with
AIS messaging devices. This article analyzed the data after previous processing, which consisted of selecting
appropriate research units and decoding AIS messages recorded in the VDM message type (VHF Data Link
Message). Then, the acquired positions of inland navigation units on the map were visualized to calculate the
number of errors and their location. The obtained data were used to illustrate the locations of interference
during the operation of transmitter-receiver equipment that prevented determining the exact position of inland
navigation units in the immediate vicinity of the above-mentioned bridges.