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River Information Services work on the basis of different information levels. Fairway information contains the data of the waterway only. Traffic information has the information on vessels in the RIS area. Traffic information can be divided into tactical traffic information and strategic traffic information. Traffic information is provided by traffic images (Source: RIS-Guidelines 2007/414/EC)
The person who monitors and controls the fluent and safe progress of traffic and througha lock and who is responsible for the locking process in itself (Source: Standard Tracking and Racing EU/415/2007)
The planning, execution and control of the movement and placement of people and/or goods and supporting activities related within a system organised to achieve specific objectives (Source: Standard Tracking and Tracing EU/415/2007)