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e-Navigation in app mode

A sizeable number of apps have been developed for the maritime industry, with functions ranging from checklists that help with international convention requirements to TripAdvsor type apps that inform sailors about facilities in marinas. However, few apps are available to support professional commercial navigation.

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Mobile app helps track marine litter

  People are now able to report the litter they find on the beach, thanks to a new mobile phone app developed by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Huge amounts of plastic and other debris are increasingly found in the sea, harming marine wildlife and potentially threatening human health. However, the composition, movement and origins of rubbish ending up in our seas and on beaches are still not widely understood. To help understand this issue, the EEA has launched Marine Litter Watch, which uses modern technology to help tackle the problem of marine litter. Organized groups and members of the public can use the app to upload data on the litter they find on their beach. This data will be used to better understand the problem, and will hopefully help support a policy response as formulated in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The European Environment Agency developed Marine LitterWatch, which combines citizen engagement and modern technology to help tackle marine litter. Marine LitterWatch offers tools – a mobile app, a web portal and a public database - to collect and share comparable data on marine litter on beaches. It also provides a platform for marine litter communities to come together, ...

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