VISIR-2 is a numerical model realised by the CMCC Foundation.

List of VISIR related publications

2025

Poster on Pacific Ocean mapping of optimal routes

Salinas, M. L. and Mannarini, G.: Voyage Optimization with the VISIR-2 Model on the Shanghai–Los Angeles Green Corridor of shipping EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-16374, 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-16374

2024

Conference paper on optimal routes in the Skagerrak

Mannarini, G. and Salinas, M. L.: A ferry route in the Skagerrak optimised via VISIR-2, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2867, 012003, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2867/1/012003

VISIR-2 reference paper

Mannarini, G. and Salinas, M. L. and Carelli, L. and Petacco, N. and Orović, J.: VISIR-2: ship weather routing in Python, Geosci. Model Dev., 17, 4355–4380, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4355-2024

2022

Conference paper on the GUTTA-VISIR operational service

Mannarini, G. and Carelli, L. and Viola, F. and Hoxhaj, M. and Scuro, M. and Kyal, S. and Lecci, R. and Coppini, G.: The GUTTA-VISIR system for operational CO2 emission savings from ferries Scaling Decarbonisation Solutions: Reducing Emissions by 2030, 29 November – 1 December 2022, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2022. https://zenodo.org/records/7442310

A VISIR-2 application for a Green Corridor in the West Pacific

Mannarini, G. and Salhi, A. and Pinardi, N. and Salinas, M. L. and Carelli, L. and Coppini, G.: Waves and surface ocean circulation for least-carbon ship routes The World Ocean Circulation User Consultation Meeting 2022, 10–12 October 2022, ESA-ESRIN, Italy, 2022. https://eo4society.esa.int/training_uploads/WOC2022_Presentations/Day2/Session3-Downstream%20Applications/Safe_Navigation/01_Mannarini.pdf

2021

Preliminary results with VISIR-2

Mannarini, G. and Carelli, L. and Orović, J. and Martinkus, C. P. and Coppini, G.: Towards Least-CO2 Ferry Routes in the Adriatic Sea, J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 9(2), 115, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9020115

2020

An inter-comparison of VISIR-1 with a partial differential equation model

Mannarini, G. and Subramani, D. N. and Lermusiaux, P. F. J. and Pinardi, N.: Graph-Search and Differential Equations for Time-Optimal Vessel Route Planning in Dynamic Ocean Waves, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 21(8), 3581–3593, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2019.2935614

2019

VISIR-1.b: The first model release accounting for ocean currents

Mannarini, G. and Carelli, L.: VISIR-1.b: ocean surface gravity waves and currents for energy-efficient navigation, Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 3449–3480, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3449-2019

A comparison of VISIR-1 and AIS tracks

Mannarini, G. and Carelli, L. and Zissis, D. and Spiliopoulos, G. and Chatzikokolakis, K.: Preliminary Inter-comparison of AIS Data and Optimal Ship Tracks, TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, 13(1), 53–61, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.12716/1001.13.01.04

2016

VISIR-1 seminal paper

Mannarini, G. and Pinardi, N. and Coppini, G. and Oddo, P. and Iafrati, A.: VISIR-I: small vessels – least-time nautical routes using wave forecasts, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 1597–1625, 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1597-2016

VISIR-1 code architecture

Mannarini, G. and Pinardi, N. and Coppini, G.: VISIR: A Free and Open-Source Model for Ship Route optimization 15th International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries, Lecce, 2016, 2016. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313064218_VISIR_A_Free_and_Open-Source_Model_for_Ship_Route_optimization

Technical infrastructure of an operational service based on VISIR-1

Mannarini, G. and Turrisi, G. and D'Anca, A. and Scalas, M. and Pinardi, N. and Coppini, G. and Palermo, F. and Carluccio, I. and Scuro, M. and Cretì, S. and Lecci, R. and Nassisi, P. and Tedesco, L.: VISIR: technological infrastructure of an operational service for safe and efficient navigation in the Mediterranean Sea, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 1791–1806, 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1791-2016

2015

VISIR-1 extension to sailboats

Mannarini, G. and Lecci, R. and Coppini, G.: Introducing sailboats into ship routing system VISIR Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA), 2015 6th International Conference, 6–8 July 2015, 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/IISA.2015.7387962

2013

Before VISIR: Key ideas and first algorithmic implementation

Mannarini, G. and Coppini, G. and Oddo, P. and Pinardi, N.: A Prototype of Ship Routing Decision Support System for an Operational Oceanographic Service, TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, 7(1), 53–59, 2013. doi: https://doi.org/10.12716/1001.07.01.06


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