IHO Perspective on a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure

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1 IHO Perspective on a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Anthony Pharaoh (International Hydrographic Bureau)

2 Definitions of Hydrography on the Web: The study of the surface waters of the Earth. The mapping of the characteristics of oceans, lakes, and rivers. museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/glossary.htm The measurement and study of depths and currents in open seas, lakes, estuaries, and rivers. www. amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse The process of charting or mapping water features and characteristics, based on specific measurements at a point or over a distance or area.

3 IHO Definition of Hydrography That branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the features of the sea and coastal areas for the primary purpose of navigation and all other marine purposes and activities including (inter alia) offshore activities, research, protection of the environment and prediction services New definition of Hydrography, approved by IHO Member States in November 2002:

4 IHO Perspective on a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Hydro International - March 2007 Vice Admiral Alexandros Maratos - President of the IHB DC (Monaco) The Hydrographic Office (HO) is an important part of the National Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructure and, of course, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has an important role to play in co-ordinating the requirements and demands for data collection, interoperability, dissemination, access, standards, security, pricing policy and possible funding models.

5 What can the IHO contribute towards a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure? IHO Infrastructure Data Collection Products and Services Distribution Mechanisms Standards Policies Conclusion

6 IHO Infrastructure International Coordination/Cooperation 78 Member States 6 MS Pending Approval Bulgaria, Cameroon, Mauritania, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Ireland

7 IHO Infrastructure Regional Coordination/Cooperation 14 Regional Hydrographic Commissions and 1 Committee BSHC Survey Plan Nordic Hydrographic Commission (NHC) - North Sea Hydrographic Commission (NSHC) - East Asia Hydrographic Commission (EAHC) - US/Canada Hydrographic Commission (USCHC) - Mediterranean and Black Seas Hydrographic Commission (MBSHC) - Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) - Eastern Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (EAtHC) - South-East Pacific Hydrographic Commission (SEPHC) - South-West Pacific Hydrographic Commission (SWPHC) - MESO American & Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Committee (MACHC) - Southern Africa and Islands Hydrographic Commission (SAIHC) - North Indian Ocean Hydrographic Commission (NIOHC) - ROPME Sea Area Hydrographic Commission (RSAHC) - IHO Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica - South West Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (SWAtHC)

8 IHO Infrastructure Regional Coordination/Cooperation INTERNATIONAL (INT) CHART REGIONS THE INTERNATIONAL (INT) CHART Adopted in worldwide chart series (INT Charts) produced to a single set of agreed specifications. Under this arrangement, member nations wishing to produce their own versions of another members INT charts, may do so by obtaining (by mutual agreement), copies of the necessary reproducible material and printing their own copies.

9 IHO Infrastructure Ocean Mapping Projects (GEBCO) - (IBC) IBCAO IBCCA IBCEA IBCM IBCWP IBCWIO IBCSO

10 IHO Infrastructure Cooperation with International Organizations UNITED NATIONS IMO Navigation Specialized Agencies IALA IHO UNESCO IOC Marine Sciences ISO/TC211 INSPIRE Spatial Data Interest Community NGOs

11 IHO Infrastructure IHO Committees and Working Groups WEND World-wide Electronic Navigational Chart Database WEND meeting, in order to speed up the achievement of a worldwide ENC coverage and updating, uniform data quality CHRIS Committee on Hydrographic Requirements for Information Systems C&SMWG Colours and Symbols Maintenance Working Group SNPWG Standardization of Nautical Publications Working Group DPSWG Data Protection Scheme Working Group TSMAD Transfer Standard Maintenance and Application Development Working Group GEBCO General Bathymetric Chart of Oceans Guiding Committee Sub Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN) Technical Sub Committee on Ocean Mapping (TSCOM)

12 Data Collection

13 Data Collection Coastal/Offshore Surveys

14 Data Collection Continental Shelf Surveys EEZ and Beyond 200 Mile (subject to Art 76 provisions of UNCLOS)

15 Data Collection Deep Ocean (Trackline) Data. Deep ocean track line survey data.

16 Data Collection Deep Ocean (Trackline) Data. IHO Data Centre for Digital Bathymetry (DCDB) (Boulder Colorado, USA) Map Display Linked Web Pages Data Processing Data Storage

17 Tidal / Ocean Current etc

18 Products and Services

19 Products/Services Navigational Charts Update Service Paper Charts RNC Electronic Nautical Charts ENC

20 Products/Services Nautical Publications Sailing Directions Tide Tables List of Lights and Radio Signals

21 Products/Services Ocean Mapping 5th Edition GEBCO Maps GEBCO Digital Atlas Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico SW Application GEBCO Grid

22 Products/Services Ocean Mapping Lack of Sallow Water Bathymetry

23 Products/Services Ocean Mapping

24 Products/Services Ocean Mapping

25 Distribution

26 Distribution Navigational Products Paper Charts, RNCs and Nautical Publications ENCs RENCs VARs Distributor Distributor Distributor

27 Standards

28 Standards - General S-44 IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys. S- 52 Specifications for Chart content and display aspects of ECDIS S-57 The IHO Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data. S-100 The IHO Geospatial Standard for Hydrographic Data. (Decision of the 18 th CHRIS meeting September 2006)

29 Standards S-100 3D & Temporal Bathy ENC Inland ENC S-101 Nautical Pubs MIO ICE AML Next Gen ENC Gridded Based on ISO standards Will support a greater variety of data types (imagery and gridded) Will support data dictionaries and feature catalogues managed within an IHO Registry containing multiple registers. Will include a metadata profile for hydrographic requirements

30 Policies

31 Policies Publications containing IHO Policies M-2 National Maritime Policies and Hydrographic Services M-3 Resolutions of the IHO M-4 Regulations for INT Charts and Chart Specifications (supplemented by INT 1, INT 2 and INT 3) M-11 Catalogue of INT Charts - Guidance for Regional Coordinators of INT Chart Schemes S-65 Guidance for ENC Production M-3 Chapter A, Section 6 (Tides)

32 Conclusion That branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the features of the sea and coastal areas for the primary purpose of navigation and all other marine purposes and activities including (inter alia) offshore activities, research, protection of the environment and prediction services all other marine purposes and activities for the purpose of navigation including offshore activities, research, protection of the environment Infrastructure Data Collection Products and Services Distribution Standards Policies Infrastructure Data Collection Products and Services Distribution Standards Policies

33 Rostock, Germany SDI Seminar 08/09 November 2005 The Role of Hydrographic Services with Regard to Geospatial Data and Planning Infrastructure. It is proposed that CHRIS will undertake to move this forward to advise and support IHO members in achieving their objectives. Specific actions will include: Define customer/ client needs Define core data held by HO s Create a framework for SDI s Define strategies and mechanisms for implementation of SDI Develop a communications plan for both internal and external stakeholders

34 GEOMATICA Workshop on MARINE / HYDROGRAPHIC SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES Havana, Cuba, 12 February IHB to communicate with IOC to cooperate on the development of the spatial data standard S-100, with a view to facilitate marine/hydrographic data exchange. 2. IHB to advertise and promulgate S-100 to the wider spatial data user community, including land mapping organizations 3. The Workshop supported reinforcing the need for IHO to move forward on developing a strategy for designing and implementing Marine SDI, including an assessment of associated benefits to society. 4. IHO Regional Hydrographic Commissions to have Progress on Marine SDI Development and Land-Sea Data Integration as a standing agenda item of their meetings. 5. IHB to establish on the IHO website a special page dedicated to Marine SDI developments, including the outcomes of regional workshops on the matter.

35 Thanks for your attention. Questions?