With a new generation of digital navigation safety and efficiency for ports and waterways, Digital AtoN systems enable safer and more efficient navigation by providing important navigation information directly to vessels and VTS centers in real-time.

DAS systems enable significantly improved navigation safety and efficiency. This results in reduced risk, reduced costs, and reduced accidents.

• Safety: Digital marking of hazards and information on infrastructure status and lanes substantially increase the safety of vessel activity.
• Environment: Reduced accidents combined with active pollution and emissions monitoring help protect the environment.
• Efficiency: Improved vessel routing, docking, and information on the status of relevant infrastructure, such as tidal bridge clearances and lock status, all improve operational efficiencies.
• Risk: The availability of high-quality, reliable navigation information significantly reduces risk and associated liabilities.
• All DAS have their own internal GPS, which provides accurate position information for the DAS device.
• External sensors such as lanterns or weather sensors connect to the DAS.
• DAS transceiver automatically transmits its position, status, and sensor data every few minutes using specialist AlS-AtoN transmissions.
• DAS transceivers operate entirely autonomously and do not have to be integrated with sensors. In such instances, they transmit the GPS location and ID of the infrastructure in real-time.
• DAS transceivers are highly configurable and can be remotely controlled to transmit multiple virtual AtoN’s.
• DAS AIS transmissions are received and displayed by any ECDIS, chart plotter, or VTS system.