Port of Pittsburgh Commission Seeks Pittsburgh Technology Companies to Participate in its Wireless Waterway Interoperability Testing

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The Port of Pittsburgh Commission (PPC) seeks local companies and individuals to participate in its Wireless Waterway (WW) Interoperability Test Bed (ITB) the week of June 15, 2014.

The PPC is accepting applications through April 1, 2014 from interested entrepreneurs, organizations, and vendors to conduct demonstrations of technologies and products on the WWITB. In addition it seeks volunteers both to act as professional evaluators and to assist in the operations of the event.

The PPC established this test bed to help identify technologies which addressed critical river water challenges in the areas of river transportation, communications, environment, safety, sensor, communications, cyber-security, collaboration, and interoperability. Testing provides an opportunity for technology developers to interact with operational personnel to determine how their technology development efforts and ideas may support or enhance needs of the maritime industry. The environment facilitated a collaborative working relationship between government, academia, and industry to promote the identification and assessment of emerging and mature technologies for the primary goal of accelerating the delivery of technology discoveries to the maritime industry.

The first ITB was successfully held May 28, 2013 to June 7, 2013 with experiments being run throughout on the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers in southwest Pennsylvania with the Carnegie Science Center used as central point for coordination. Testing included environmental sensor integration, advanced broadband wireless solutions for tow boats, unmanned surface vessels, as well as 3D video display technologies for tows during reduced visibility.

The next Interoperability Test Bed event is scheduled for the week of June 15, 2014.  Go to www.wirelesswaterways.com/to download the application to submit a proposed technology demonstration.  Applications are due April 1, 2014.

About Port of Pittsburgh Commission

A government agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Port of Pittsburgh Commission manages the port of Pittsburgh, which is the third-largest inland port in the United States.  The Commission has responsibility for Ohio River shipping within Pennsylvania, and the navigable portions of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River. In 2013 the Commision was named a “White House Champion of Change for Transportation”. For more information, visit http://www.port.pittsburgh.pa.us.

Contact:
Jim McCarville, Executive Director, Port of Pittsburgh Commission

[email protected] 412.201.7335

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