Land-Sea Digital Bridge In Vietnam there are more than 27,000 far-shore What? HF digital communication solution connecting fishing boats to shore. Who? Fishermen in trouble, search-and- fishing boats currently in operation. Seasonal typhoons claim several hundred fishermen’s lives and damage hundreds of fishing boats in Vietnam annually. This is due to the lack of a reliable communication channel between fishing boats and shore stations to provide timely predictions on natural disaster and search-and-rescue operations. To combat this problem, we propose an HF (high frequency) digital radio communication system, compatible with existing communication equipment already installed on fishing boats. It utilizes digital modulation techniques with higher reliability than traditional analog voice communication to automatically receive and visually display weather forecasts, report the location of fishing boats to authorities periodically, and provide emergency aid. This is a “digital bridge” – a communication channel between fishing boats and shore stations utilizing existing HF transceivers onboard the boats. Hoang Tran Nguyen I study Space Science and Application in at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi. I have always been interested in space technology and its application to daily life. I’m especially interested in long-range communication and learning more about ham radio. With a local amateur radio club, we have been tracking some LEO satellites to receive weather images, beacons and telemetry from nano-satellites, as well as making contact with other amateur radio stations around the world. rescue authorities. Why? Reuse existing hardware on fishing boats, using radio waves which are free or very low cost for users. Goals Funding and networking at ITU Telecom World; develop prototypes and perform field experiments with 10 fishing boats in Central provinces. 18 InnovationSpace: Young Innovators