VDES Alliance
According to the IALA G1117 VDES Guideline, VDES is going to improve safety of life at sea, safety and efficiency of navigation, protection of marine environment and enhance maritime safety and security.
For more information regarding development of VDES, its use cases and role within the e-Navigation, read the full text here: https://www.iala-aism.org/product/g1117/
Workshop on digital maritime communication
On Friday, 24 February 2023, the forum on Satellite VDES and international cooperation toward its social implementation will take place after the IALA workshop in the International Conference Hall, Sasakawa Peace Founation Building (virtual participation will be possible).
For more information, see the flyer below, or click here:
https://events.iala-aism.org/future-digital-maritime-communication/satellite-vdes-forum/
As a part of the MARIOT project, with Aalborg’s Sternula in the lead, Aalborg University, GateHouse SatCom, Satlab, DMI, Space Inventor and Innovation Fund Denmark have launched Denmark’s first commercial satellite into space when the SpaceX rocket Transporter 6 lifted off from Florida on 3rd of January.
The purpose of MARIOT project is to demonstrate VDES-based satellite, thus the launch of Sternula-1 is a milestone for the maritime industry, as the satellite is the starting point for the world’s largest satellite network targeted at the maritime industry.
Read more information here:
https://www.sternula.com/news/denmarks-first-satellite-operator-will-launch-sternula-1/
Danish and Norwegian satellite operators, Sternula and Space Norway, who are the world’s first to launch and operate VDES satellites, will work together on satellite network roaming, search-and-rescue, and new maritime IoT services in a new ESA-funded research project to realize AIS 2.0.
Read more information here: https://www.sternula.com/news/worlds-first-vdes-satellite-operators-win-esa-contract-to-develop-satellite-network-roaming-for-ais-2-0/
https://spacenorway.no/en/space-norway-og-sternula-far-vdes-kontrakt-med-esa/
Japan has a plan to develop a VDES satellite constellation under its anchor tenancy policy. Seven companies and Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) launch the Satellite VDES Consortium.
Cooperation between VDES Alliance and Japanese consortium is expected in the future.
Read more information here:
https://fpcj.jp/en/prlisting/sasakawa-peace-foundation-ocean-space-collaboration20221025/
The 10/08/2022, the VDES Alliance was inaugurated and thereby, the Articles of Association and Articles of Incorporation, known as the governing documents, are now in force.
Some companies and organizations agreed that the VDES Alliance is a good idea. Therefore, we in a pre-consitutional meeting on the 24th of June, 2021, decided to start the VDES alliance by forming the terms of reference, membership conditions, categories, and all that, to be approved by the founding members. Then other members can join the VDES Alliance, if fulfilling all conditions.
All on this page is a DRAFT right now, don’t take it as the final step. This is just a working progress.