Research Information System
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED GEOINFORMATICS, İstanbul, Turkey, 7 - 09 November 2019, pp.1
ABSTRACT: Over the last 50 years, marine accidents
have been analyzed by various researchers and institutions around the world
using different methods such as FTA, AHP, Root Cause, Decision Tree and risk
assessment of these accidents. Along with all the studies, even tough measures
taken for maritime safety have an impact on minimizing the number of these
accidents, they still occur. Turkey Maritime’s territory particularly İstanbul
and Çanakkale (Marmara Sea and in Straight of Dardanels) regions have become
very risky areas in terms of life, property and environmental safety due to the
increasing ship traffic. In this study, the analysis of the marine accidents
occurring in these two regions has been performed. In addition, the measures to
be taken to reduce these accidents were evaluated and possible solutions were
presented. It is aimed to establish a WEB-based Geographic Information System
to be able to minimize marine accidents considering the risk assessment. For
this purpose, the design of the layers (depth points, lighthouses, traffic ship
routes etc.) and their features have been obtained. Maps of the study area were
obtained from the department of Navigational Hydrography and ceanography were
digitized. Marine accident reports of the of the cases occurred between the
years of 2003 and 2016 were obtained from AAKKM (Main Search and Rescue
Coordination Center). The data related to the reason and accident types, the
name of ship, flag state, size of ships and location of the accident was
analyzed. Altitude and latitude data of the location where the accidents
occurred was transferred into the system (GIS). Other data was identified as
attributes. All the significant statistical data were interpreted on maps and
graphs. Having these analyzes, a main source has been obtained for AHP
(Analytical Hierarchical Process) which is a multi-purpose decision making
method to be used in future studies. Anyone who wants to take advantage of the
created system only needs to have the internet connection and Web browser. Thus,
it will provide access to the system for the users during the navigation. The
ArcCatalog and ArcMap modules of ESRI's software ArcGIS were used in the
preparation of the system. ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online software were used while
broadcasting the system through the internet.
Keywords: Marine accidents, Web based GIS,
Accident analysis