Keeping an overview of Germany’s waterways
IVU develops national navigation mark databaseWaterways have stop signs, speed limits, and parking restrictions just like roads and railways. Fixed or floating marks are installed to ensure that internal waterways and coastal waters can be navigated safely. In Germany’s capital city Berlin alone there are more than 2,500 of these navigation marks, and in order to maintain a nationwide overview, the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) put out a call for tenders for the development of a modern