The joint project  LAESSI (Leit- und Assistenzsysteme zur Erhöhung der Sicherheit der Schifffahrt auf Inland-Wasserstraßen) is coordinated by the company  in-innovative navigation GmbH and carried out together with  Alberding GmbH, WSV Fachstelle für Verkehrstechnik (Federal Waterway and Shipping Administration) and DLR  (Aerospace Center, Institute for Navigation und Communication (Neustrelitz .

The project focuses on the the development of assistance functions to avoid bridge collision, provide precise guiding lines, navigation helper during mooring and at narrow river sections (conning display) as well as on exact display of vessel positions and movements. Project runtime will be from October 2015 til September 2017 and it is funded by the BMWi (German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy).

The aim is to enhance safety of the environmentally friendly transport on inland waterways by decreasing the risk of collisions.

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