BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Maritime Applications

This book highlights the maritime applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) with emphasis on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The book systematically summarizes the technical standards for maritime applications of GNSS issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and other relevant international organizations. It covers the development history and future prospects of the international standardization of BDS’ maritime applications. Various applications of BDS in maritime navigation, including the radio determination service system, the global maritime distress and safety system, the automatic identification system, the vessel monitoring system, the long-range identification and tracking system, and the maritime ground-based augmentation system, are introduced. Promising new directions are put forward. This book is intended for technical engineers in maritime communication and navigation. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduate students in maritime-related majors.

1. Introduction.- 2. Positioning Error Analysis in maritime navigation.- 3. Maritime Standards of Satellite Navigation.- 4. Radio Determination Service System.- 5. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.

Jiang Yi received her Ph.D. degree in communication and information system from Dalian Maritime University, China, in 2010. She was a visiting scholar at the University of Florida, the USA, in 2019. She is currently a professor in the college of information science and technology of Dalian Maritime University, the technical director of the Maritime Navigation Technology Department of the National Remote Sensing Center of China, the secretary of the Key Laboratory of Water Intelligent Transportation of the Ministry of Transport, a member of the Youth Working Committee of the China Satellite Navigation and Positioning Association, and a technical expert as a Chinese delegate of IMO, ITU, IALA, and IEC. She has been engaged in teaching and research work in the field of maritime communication and navigation technology for a long time. She has presided over and participated in more than twenty national, provincial, and ministerial-level projects.

Shufang Zhang received her Ph.D. degree from Dalian Maritime University in 1997. She is a professor in Dalian Maritime University and the director of the Key Laboratory of Maritime Smart Transportation, Ministry of Transport of China.

Zhao Huakai received a B.S. degree in computer science and technology from Tsinghua University, China, in 2014 and a master's degree in information and communication engineering from Beijing Tracking and Communication Technology Institute, China, in 2016. He is studying for a Ph.D. degree in surveying and mapping at Information Engineering University from 2022. He has worked at the Beijing Satellite Navigation Center for several years. His major is Radio Determination Satellite System (RDSS), which is the characteristic service of BDS. He has presided over and participated in four national, provincial, and ministerial-level projects.