Opportunities of Innovative Simulation Technology for the Panama Canal

Opportunities of Innovative Simulation Technology for the Panama Canal Presentation for the Panama Canal Authority and the Maritime Navigation Advisory Board, Panama, 21 August 2009 Pjotr van Schothorst, VSTEP founder and CTO pjotr@vstep.nl, www.vstep.nl

Who are we? • Objective: To become a leading developer of maritime and emergency response training simulators and related entertainment games • Headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands • 43 employees in the The Netherlands, UK, India • 40+ Serious Game projects delivered on time, on budget • Privately held company

What do we do? Emergency Response Training Training Simulators Simulation Games 3

Our clients Note: this is not a full list 4

Three topics to present and discuss 1 2 3 1. Safety training using a simulator: RescueSim 2. Ship Simulator Professional used as pilot orientation instrument 3. Simulator for training remote lock operations and camera placement and monitoring

RescueSim: Emergency Trainer

Multi-disciplinary training of large incidents

Ports RescueSim Port Incident Management Trainer • Port Authorities – Incident management & terrorism awareness – Industrial fire fighting – Management of locks – Port ship simulator • Terminal operators – Visualization new terminals • Clients – Port of Rotterdam – State Waterways Authority – Tweede Maasvlakte (new terminal development)‫‏‬ – Rotterdam Harbour Police – Port Fire Brigade Rotterdam 8

RescueSim Port Incident Management Trainer

Port Security Awareness Trainer

Ship Simulator game series: Over 440.000 copies sold to date! 20 countries, 7 languages

Ship Simulator Professional

Scalable from laptop to Full Mission Bridge Sim

Special feature: NMEA 0183 data input • External input from GPS, gyro • Upcoming: AIS input of real traffic • This makes it possible that a ship in ShipSimPro follows the real ship • Benefits: – Different camera positions possible, e.g. zoomed out, rotated – Clear view possible when real weather is bad – Daytime vision possible in night time travel • Pilot would take laptop on board, connect it to ship’s on-board navigation system, or take his own GPS sensor as well

Example: view on bridge with dense fog

Or: view at night

Wanted image: bird’s eye view, clear sky, daylight Possible with SSPro and GPS+AIS input

Option: SSPro on pilot laptop with GPS+AIS input

Lock master simulator

Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works andLock Management controls all locks Water Master Trainer In The Netherlands Image only shows SW part of The Netherlands

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