INCOIS and Airports Authority of India (AAI)’s innovative thought process led to a low-cost GAGAN system-enabled GEMINI (GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information) receivers that can be used to broadcast the messages as far as 6,000 km in the sea.
The GEMNI Mobile Application connects to the GEMINI receiver, decodes and displays the information in easily understandable format. This is a robust satellite based cost-effective dissemination system, and user-friendly data distribution systems in vernacular languages including mobile applications.
CII Industrial Innovation Awards were instituted in 2014 to identify and celebrate innovative Indian enterprises across industry segments and sectors. For 2021, under the category of Top Innovative Research Institutions-2021, INCOIS has been awarded with the 3rd award for its innovation on GEMINI system.
The VHF sets also have limited coverage in the ocean. With the recent tragic experience faced during last year OCKHI Cyclone, where the fishermen ventured for deep-sea fishing have suffered the loss of life / major injuries, damages to fishing crafts and boats, the need to have a system to provide seamless access to the information irrespective of the fishing boat distance within the Indian EEZ and it should be a cost-effective and affordable by the fishermen.
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