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Northern Lighthouse Board

GB-Edinburgh: AIS Enhancement Project

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31711110 32260000
Value£500k
Deadline19 Apr 2023
Published22 Mar 2023
RegionScotland
Timeline
Published 22 Mar 2023ClosedCloses 19 Apr 2023
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The brief

The Northern Lighthouse Board's is working towards enhancement of AIS capabilities by introducing new AIS and virtual AIS transmitting locations.

This project will be over a 2-year period.

Estimated 6 sites per year.

AIS Locations Location of new sites to transmit AIS messages (base station) along with Virtual AIS messages "on-demand" 1) Buchan Ness Lighthouse, 2) Duncansby Head Lighthouse, 3) Dunnet Head Lighthouse, 4) Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, 5) Point of Ayre Lighthouse, 6) St.

Abbs Lighthouse Location of new sites to transmit Virtual AIS messages (permanent transmission) 1) Sandy Riddle Virtual AIS (via Duncansby Head), 2) Stroma Skerries Virtual AIS (via Dunnet Head & Duncansby Head) Location of existing AIS sites to undergo enhancement work (change to a base station) to include ability to transmit virtual AIS "on-demand" 1)Corsewall Lighthouse, 2) Eilean Glas Lighthouse, 3)Fife Ness Lighthouse, 4) Neist Point Lighthouse, 5) Rubh Re Lighthouse In addition to the above, Whale Rock Buoy will be changed from physical AIS to virtual AIS (via Flannan Island, Haskeir & St.

Kilda) which would require re-programming of AIS unit in these 3 locations without requiring any hardware change.

Hardware & Software Requirement We would require purchasing following pieces of hardware for this project.

12 x AIS base stations with VHF Antennas 12 x 4G Routers with VPN capabilities Software development and integration to IGNITION is critical part of this project

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Software development and integration to IGNITION is

Software development and integration to IGNITION is critical part of this project.

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