Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) researchers will 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 plan, this software project is part of a collaboration between IIT-M and V O Chidambaranar (VOC) Port Trust in Tuticorin for which a MoU was signed recently.
A VTS is required under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, an IIT-M release said today.
This software will help realise Prime Minister Narendra Modiās vision for building a āDigital Indiaā, besides using digital technologies to build āAatmanirbhar Bharat.ā
This software could eventually be used for monitoring maritime traffic in other ports across India.
This project will be led by National Technology Centre for Ports Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC), a Centre of Excellence at IIT-M that functions as the technology arm of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.