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A Study on the Concept and Development Direction of Digital Aids to Navigation (AtoN)


Sang Jung Ahn, Joo-Young Lee, Se-woong Oh, Sungyoon Cho, Kiwon Kwon, Journal of Internet Computing and Services, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 87-98, Feb. 2026
10.7472/jksii.2026.27.1.87, Full Text:  HTML
Keywords: Aids to Navigation (AtoN), Digital AtoN, Maritime ICT, Smart AtoN

Abstract

Aids to Navigation (AtoN) is essential maritime traffic facilities that help ships navigate safely, and It is important national infrastructure that supports the safe navigation of ships by allowing them to know their own position. Recently, there has been an increasing demand for digitization and digital conversion of Aids to Navigation (AtoN) according to the development and introduction of various maritime transportations such as autonomous ships (MASS: Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship) and smart ports, which are maritime port logistics infrastructure, due to the development and introduction of cutting-edge technologies related to the 4th Industrial Revolution. Through analysis of the smart and autonomous stages in various industries, the smart stages and definitions of AtoN was determined, and key roles and functions were subdivided. We present the development and development direction of next-generation navigation AtoN that can respond to environmental changes in the maritime traffic environments including Data collection, analysis, prediction and provision of marine information, advancement of facility predictive maintenance and maritime traffic control support.


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[APA Style]
Ahn, S., Lee, J., Oh, S., Cho, S., & Kwon, K. (2026). A Study on the Concept and Development Direction of Digital Aids to Navigation (AtoN). Journal of Internet Computing and Services, 27(1), 87-98. DOI: 10.7472/jksii.2026.27.1.87.

[IEEE Style]
S. J. Ahn, J. Lee, S. Oh, S. Cho, K. Kwon, "A Study on the Concept and Development Direction of Digital Aids to Navigation (AtoN)," Journal of Internet Computing and Services, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 87-98, 2026. DOI: 10.7472/jksii.2026.27.1.87.

[ACM Style]
Sang Jung Ahn, Joo-Young Lee, Se-woong Oh, Sungyoon Cho, and Kiwon Kwon. 2026. A Study on the Concept and Development Direction of Digital Aids to Navigation (AtoN). Journal of Internet Computing and Services, 27, 1, (2026), 87-98. DOI: 10.7472/jksii.2026.27.1.87.