MSDI OPEN FORUM

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• MSDI OPEN FORUM
• IHO MSDIWG Vision and Deliverables to the IHO
• London, Tuesday 3rd March 2015
• Jens Peter Hartmann
• Chair MSDIWG

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Approximately 70 of the earth is covered by
water
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Position on Danish ships February 21, 2014
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Ships with AIS i Danish waters ( o.300 t)
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• The International Hydrographic Organization is an
  intergovernmental consultative and technical
  organization that was established in 1921 to
  support safety of navigation and the protection
  of the marine environment.
• The object of the Organization is to bring about
• The coordination of the activities of national
  hydrographic offices
• The greatest possible uniformity in nautical
  charts and documents
• The adoption of reliable and efficient methods of
  carrying out and exploiting hydrographic surveys

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• Traditional approach to Hydrographic data
• One primary user, the mariner
• The primary products - Paper chart - ENC -
  S57 data - Publications - Updates of products
• SOLAS (ECDIS - ENC)
• IHO - standardisation - harmonisation -
  recommendations

SOLAS Chapter V regulation 19 2.1.4 Nautical
charts and nautical publications to plan and
display the ships route for the intended voyage
and to plot and monitor positions throughout the
voyage an Electronic Chart Display and
Information System (ECDIS) may be accepted as
meeting the chart carriage requirements of this
subparagraph Chapter V regulation 27 Nautical
charts and nautical publications, such as sailing
directions, lists of lights, notices to mariners,
tide tables and all other nautical publications
necessary for the intended voyage, shall be
adequate and up to date.
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From Maritime to Marine Development
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ENC Coverage
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The Maritime Development
Navigation
e-Navigation
Charts
Ships
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• Expectations for development within the
  marine/maritime field
• Increased activity with multiple uses
• Multiple stakeholders and users with demands
  for the same area
• Major external impact from new
  organisations

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Hydrography provides the fundamental backdrop

• for almost everything that happens in,
• on or under the sea

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IHO - MARINE SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE WORKING
GROUP (MSDIWG)
Objectives of the IHO MSDIWG - Identify the
Hydrographic Community inputs to National
Spatial Data Infrastructures (NSDI). - Monitor
national and international SDI activities -
Promote the use of IHO standards and member
state marine data in SDI activities. - Liaise,
as appropriate, with other relevant technical
bodies - Propose any Technical and/or
Administrative Resolutions that may be
required to reflect IHO involvement in the
support of SDI. - Identify actions and
procedures that the IHO might take to
contribute to the development of Spatial Data
Infrastructure (SDI) and / or MSDI in support
of Member States.
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15 Regional Hydrographic Commissions
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Maritime Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) Geo
Data of the Sea
Components of an infrastructureDATA -
metadata, datasetsFUNCTIONALITY - spatial data
services, web services and other
technologyGOVERNANCE - Agreements and
Organisation rights and access
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Hydrography supports

• Safety of navigation
• Protection of the marine environment
• National infrastructure development
• Coastal zone management
• Marine exploration
• Resource exploitation minerals, fishing, energy
• Maritime boundary delimitation (UNCLOS, others)
• Maritime defence and security
• Disaster prevention and response

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MSDI - Data
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• Hydrographic data and its role in MSDI
• Raster charts as background map

• ENC - S57 data as additional layer

• Hydrographic data sets and data infrastructure

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• Hydrographic data sets
• The legal rights of the owner of data sets
• The need for a national/regional/international
  governance model
• Interoperability can only be ensured through
  clear agreements between contributors
• National security issues
• National constructions differ in terms of rights
  and responsibilities regarding marine data.
• A clear definition of hydrographic data sets and
  key data set

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MSDI Standards
Licensing/Rights Management
Service Bus/Delivery
WMS WFS
S-57 INSPIRE
CC ..
S-44
ISO 9001 ISO 191xx
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The MSDIWG Work programme The following work
programme has been developed with a view towards
a five-year horizon. It includes four proposed
initiatives for the MSDIW.

• Identify and promote national and regional best
  practices
• for land-sea integration
• for cross-border integration
• Review the appropriateness of existing standards
  for the provision of the maritime components of
  spatial data infrastructures
• Develop content for an MSDI training course
• Maintain MSDI reference documentation on the IHO
  website
• Maintain and extend Publication IHO MSDI C-17
• Ensure that MSDI is a standing agenda item for
  RHCs meetings

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All tasks we know from land will be an issue at
sea ..