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What is SMIDS (Ships movement information & display system)?

  • It is a new system for measuring ships speed.
  • It has a GEO LOG sensors each on the bow and stern.
  • These sensors receive GPS or GLONASS signals and calculate COG and SOG, in fore, aft & athwartship direction, with greater accuracy than either the standard GPS receiver or the Doppler Log.
  • The data from the SMID can be fed to Radar or ECDIS.
  • The satellite receiver data can be processed individually and displayed for specialized tasks like docking, shuttle operations, coming to sea moorings or stations keeping
  • Accuracy
    • Velocity 0.01 knots
    • Position 16 m and with added differential 0.75 cm.

VIKASH KUMAR

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