Brazilian seaports are committed to the security and efficiency offered by an IoT solution

La conectividad M2M del especialista en sistemas de seguridad Gemalto, junto con los módems de Duodigit, desarrollador de tecnología biométrica, se utilizan para una innovadora solución del Internet of Things para monitorizar la dinámica oceánica, que ya se ha implantado en el Puerto de Açu de Río de Janeiro, actualmente el más grande de Sudamérica.

The multinational Gemalto, representada en España, Portugal y Chile por Anatronic, ha suministrado conectividad M2M a una innovadora solución del Internet de las Cosas (Internet of Things – IoT), con el sistema de información en tiempo real Sismo y módulos Cinterion M2M para monitorizar olas, corrientes, profundidad, temperatura y salinidad del océano en los principales puertos brasileños.

Desarrollada por la consultora oceanográfica HidroMares, This solution that monitors ocean dynamics optimizes navigation safety,, maritime traffic efficiency and the productivity of Brazilian ports, which has already been implemented at the Port of Açu in Rio de Janeiro, located near the Campos Basin oil platform and currently the largest in South America.

The Sismo telemetry system benefits from the modems of Duodigit, specialist in biometric technology, to collect data from the sensors deployed on the buoys, the docks and the seabed of Brazilian ports.

These modems use Gemalto Cinterion M2M modules with Java to process and send information via wireless networks and the Internet to a backend server. Port workers have an intuitive interface (GUI) and they can use this data to facilitate speed and efficiency in decision-making and, therefore, increase maritime traffic safety.

This is explained by Alexandre De Caroli, technical director of HidroMares: 'Collecting oceanographic data samples is carried out in an extremely hostile environment, which requires component durability during installation and maintenance processes. Real-time transmission requires a robust system that operates reliably 365 días del año. Duodigit and Gemalto have collaborated to provide a solution that meets these strict requirements.

Precisely, the difficulty of the environment in establishing reliable and effective communications with the port has been one of the challenges in this project. For Luis Henrique Correa Bernardes, technical director of Duodigit, 'it was necessary to design an economical solution that ensured communication, and Gemalto's embedded Java module offers the required durability, along with the processing power to analyze and store information on the device. This solution enables efficient communication when needed, something essential to preserve battery life in an environment like the port'.

For your part, Rodrigo Serna,, President for Latin America at Gemalto,, adds that 'optimizing supply chain logistics and improving the productivity of distribution systems is fundamental in any aspect of the global economy and reduces environmental impact,'. Solutions like HidroMares,, in collaboration with Duodigit,, help increase the efficiency of maritime logistics in South America,'.