FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
commission that oversees a leading fishing port on the East Coast
recently discovered the empowering benefits of being in control of
its own data to tighten compliance with fish-landing documentation
and landing-fee remittances.
Undocumented or incomplete documentation of landings at the
harbor inhibited the fleet's progress in sustainable harvesting
practices, operational safety and financial strength. The
estimated financial impact of these reporting challenges was
estimated to approach or exceed $100,000 annually.
The commission reached out to INEX ImpactLABS to see if the
problem could by fixed by Industrial IoT (Internet of Things)
technologies. The unprotected outdoor operating environment
presented significant physical challenges. The ideal site for
monitoring offered no main power, wireline or wireless
connectivity. The lack of a connection to the power grid led
ImpactLABS to collaborate with V5 Systems and Dell EMC.
ImpactLABS deployed a self-powered portable security
system, which was developed by a California company called V5 Systems. It was
implemented as part of V5 Systems' partnership with Dell EMC and
IoT ImpactLABS.
Results
Once the security unit began to record vessels approaching the
bulkhead, which it did 24/7, unauthorized access or
out-of-compliance landings became impossible to conceal. A key
reason is that the unit sends real-time video alerts of a ship's
presence to the smartphones, tablets or desktops of the appropriate
enforcement personnel.
As a result of the docking being monitored by the V5
Portable Security Unit (V5 PSU), the harbor realized an
estimated return on investment of nearly 300% in the first
quarter, or more than $35,000.
Background
Harbor Stats:
- Home to about 100,000 people and a center for US commercial
fishing.
- Hosts approximately 550 commercial fishing fleets a year. These
fleets land fish dozens of times per day, thousands of times per
year.
- Operated by the Harbor Development Commission, a quasi-public
agency whose Board includes the Mayor and private citizens
operating maritime businesses.
- HDC manages the harbor, keeping it safe and compliant with all
maritime regulations, as well as profitable and sustainable in
accordance with the region's reputation for innovation.
Boats pay a fee to land at the dock and offload their catch,
which is delivered to seafood markets. The landing fees are an
important source of revenue and operational indicators for the
harbor.
Industrial IoT Technology
The commission that oversees the leading harbor needed to track
vessels coming in and out of the port accurately. IoT Impact LABS
was presented with the challenge to track actual landings, reported
landings and landing fees paid for dockings. To meet the challenge
of lack of wired power, ImpactLABS installed a self-powered V5
Systems Portable Security Unit, supported by Dell Gateways
technology.
The V5 PSU can be installed without the need to trench for power
lines and connectivity, enabling intelligent surveillance without
the cost and time associated with trenching.
A V5 PSU was deployed at the harbor's lighthouse and pointed
toward the mile-long bulkhead, so it could identify boats coming in
and out of the harbor. It was aimed at the bows of commercial
fishing vessels offloading their catch, where the sterns are tied
up, so hull registration numbers could be documented. Analytics on
board the V5 Systems unit sent an alert when a boat entered a
defined zone.
Chris Rezendes, Founder/Managing
Director of IoT Impact Labs, stated, "The technology, craftsmanship
and efficiencies of V5 Systems' technology exceeded any other
security company ImpactLABS considered at the time." He added,
"ImpactLABS, Dell, Intel and V5 Systems share the same vision,
values and mission, along with a special commitment to customer
support."
Tested in Extreme Weather
Since its installation in August of 2016, there has been zero
downtime, although multiple nor'easter storms have hit the harbor.
Even the worst kind of storm, combining heavy rain, hail, snow with
wind gusts over 50 miles an hour, which sent salt spray into the
air, resulted in zero downtime. The solar panels that make the unit
self-powered were also unharmed.
As a result, V5 Systems' PSU enabled the commission to monitor
vessel activity in high security areas for compliance and safety
24/7, regardless of even extreme weather.
To pre-empt public concern about privacy, the security units are
programmed to record only the entry of vessels into specific
high-security, high-risk areas of the harbor.
Future Plans
The harbor is also exploring other ways to utilize the features
of the V5 PSU. For example, fleet members of The Harbor
Development Commission lose a handful of crew members each year to
accidents, and the Commission is initiating discussions with fleet
owners and operators to explore making some of the video feeds from
the V5 Systems unit available to captains to empower safety
training and reinforcement.
Bringing Cost Savings to Traditional Businesses
The endeavor proved to be another demonstration of the value and
cost-savings the Industrial Internet of Things network can bring to
a variety of traditional businesses, large and small. Today, a
major local fishing harbor can own and control data to empower
management to make their own decisions on how to protect their
interests and the safety of the community.
Learn more about how to quickly secure any outdoor area
here: V5 Systems Security Overview
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