IHO S-100: The New Hydrographic Geospatial Standard for Marine Data and Information

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental consultative and technical organization established in 1921 to support the safety of navigation, and to contribute to the protection of the marine environment. One of its primary roles is to establish and maintain appropriate standards to assist in the proper and efficient use of hydrographic data and information. This paper describes the new IHO Geospatial Standard for Hydrographic Data to be known as S-100, together with the Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII) that is in the course of development and implementation by the IHO. In both cases, details have yet to be finalised – for example, the first draft of S-100 – IHO Geospatial Standard for Hydrographic Data was only released for stakeholder comment in March 2008 and S-100 is not expected to be an active standard until at least 2009 or 2010. Nevertheless, the concepts and supporting organisational framework behind the GII are already beginning to take shape. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to what is happening and thereby promote comment and the active involvement of both existing and potential stakeholders in the development and implementation of both the IHO GII and S-100

Hydrographic open data for society

Nunes, P., Vicente, J., Veiga, A. L., Monteiro, C., Dias, T., Palma, C., & Neto, M. (2023). Hydrographic open data for society. Mapping, 32(211), 34-48. https://doi.org/10.59192/mapping.393Hydrography is defined as: “The branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time, for the primary purpose of safety of navigation and in support of all other marine activities, including economic development, security and defence, scientific research, and environmental protection” (Publication S-32). Due to their broad concept hydrographic data and information provide the foundational bases for marine space management, fisheries, coastal environment, policy decisions, shipping, energy and oil industry, etc. Portuguese Hydrographic Institute (IH) manages geospatial datasets from several scientific and technical domains. Data management has been on daily agenda and always has an internal priority. Facing the digital transformation tsunami and rapid evolution of society data requirements is the main driven for developing an internal sustainable open data strategy aligned with findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) principles and as open as possible. The European Open Data and Open Science strategies combined with the need to fill the ocean knowledge gaps are changing the way how data producers deal with geospatial information. This article presents several IH projects to increase sharing and reuse of hydrographic data by society.publishersversionpublishe

Hydrographic Data Standards and Standards-based Geospatial Data Infrastructures

The global leadership shown by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) in leading the development and implementation of international standards for the paper navigational chart has been successfully carried over into the digital domain. This has been demonstrated by the acceptance and use of the S57 and S52 data standards for Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs). The IHO has also been careful to ensure that S57 and S52 retain upward compatibility with other emerging international standards for geospatial data. The first part of the paper reviews the position and status of S57 in re lation to this new standards environment. The second part of the paper considers the influence of the Internet which is having a major influence on the emerging geospatial data infrastructures that are being built in a number of countries and impacting the distribution and use of geospatial data, and will also provide opportunities for, and have an effect on the provision of data by hydrographic offices

Multidimensional Marine Data: The next frontier for Hydrographic Offices

Hydrographic offices today exist in a world of accelerating technological change that is influencing human behavior, creating new needs and ways for exploiting data to understand our world. Hydrographic offices have traditionally been the producers of nautical information for safety of navigation. By the end of the 20th century, with the appearance of the IHO S-57 Standard, their main challenge was to evolve into a central database production system. Now, the main challenge and opportunity is to evolve from there into a true geospatial agency, developing a hydrospatial information system capable of providing products and services for multidimensional analysis and decision-making through apps and web browsers at the "speed of trust." The technology to do this is there; it is a matter of vision and desire to move toward the next frontier.Los Servicios Hidrográficos existen hoy en día en un mundo de cambios tecnológicos acelerados que están influyendo en el comportamiento humano, creando nuevas necesidades y formas de explotar los datos para entender nuestro mundo. Los Servicios Hidrográficos han sido tradicionalmente los productores de información náutica para la seguridad de la navegación. A finales del siglo XX, con la aparición de la Norma S-57 de la OHI, su principal desafío fue evolucionar hacia un sistema central de producción de bases de datos. Ahora, el desafío y la oportunidad principales son evolucionar hacia una verdadera agencia geoespacial, desarrollando un sistema de información hidroespacial capaz de proporcionar productos y servicios para un análisis y una toma de decisiones multidimensionales mediante aplicaciones y navegadores web a la "velocidad de la confianza". La tecnología para hacerlo está ahí; es una cuestión de visión y de deseo de avanzar hacia la próxima frontera.Les services hydrographiques évoluent aujourd’hui dans un monde où les changements technologiques s’accélèrent, influençant le comportement humain, créant de nouveaux besoins et de nouvelles manières d’exploiter les données afin de comprendre notre monde. Les services hydrographiques sont les traditionnels producteurs des informations nautiques aux fins de la sécurité de la navigation. A la fin du 20ème siècle, avec l’apparition de la norme S-57 de l’OHI, leur principal défi était d’évoluer pour devenir un système central de production de base de données. A présent, leur principal défi et opportunité est d’évoluer de ce rôle pour devenir une véritable agence géospatiale, en développant un système d’informations hydrospatiales capable de fournir des produits et services aux fins d’analyse multidimensionnelle et de prise de décision via des applications et des navigateurs web à la « vitesse de la confiance ». La technologie pour relever ce défi existe, c’est donc une question de vision et de volonté d’avancer vers la prochaine frontière

Conservation science in NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries: description and recent accomplishments

This report describes cases relating to the management of national marine sanctuaries in which certain scientific information was required so managers could make decisions that effectively protected trust resources. The cases presented represent only a fraction of difficult issues that marine sanctuary managers deal with daily. They include, among others, problems related to wildlife disturbance, vessel routing, marine reserve placement, watershed management, oil spill response, and habitat restoration. Scientific approaches to address these problems vary significantly, and include literature surveys, data mining, field studies (monitoring, mapping, observations, and measurement), geospatial and biogeographic analysis, and modeling. In most cases there is also an element of expert consultation and collaboration among multiple partners, agencies with resource protection responsibilities, and other users and stakeholders. The resulting management responses may involve direct intervention (e.g., for spill response or habitat restoration issues), proposal of boundary alternatives for marine sanctuaries or reserves, changes in agency policy or regulations, making recommendations to other agencies with resource protection responsibilities, proposing changes to international or domestic shipping rules, or development of new education or outreach programs. (PDF contains 37 pages.

Publishing Marine Geospatial Data on the Web: the DFO GeoBrowser

In response to a need to integrate geospatial data from multiple locations and products, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans developed the DFO GeoPortal as a suite of standards-based geospatial services and applications. While initially implemented to support internal operations and decision-making processes, the GeoPortal was extended to support public access through the development of a new component, the GeoBrowser. This paper provides an overview of the GeoBrowser, its contents, evolution from the internal DFO GeoPortal intranet Web mapping services and shows how DFO is using it to help other stakeholders to make their data available through the Web.En respuesta a una necesidad de integrar datos geoespaciales procedentes de mûltiples lugares y productos, el Departamento de Pesquerias y de los Océanos desarrollô el GeoPortal DFO como una serie de servicios y aplicaciones basados en las normas. Aunque fue implementado inicialmente para apoyar las operaciones internas y los procesos de toma de decisiones, el GeoPortal fue ampliado para apoyar el acceso publico mediante el desarrollo de un nuevo componente, el GeoBrowser. Este artîculo proporciona una vision de conjunto del GeoBrowser, su contenido, su evoluciôn a partir de los servicios cartogrâficos del Intranet del GeoPortal DFO y muestra cômo esté usândolo el DFO para ayudar a otras partes asociadas a hacer que sus datos estén disponibles gracias al Web.En réponse à la nécessité d ’intégrer des données géospatiales d ’endroits et de produits multiples, le «Department o f Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)» a développé le GeoPortal en tant qu'ensemble de services et d'applications géospatiaux reposant sur des normes. Bien qu'initialement mis en oeuvre afin de soutenir les opérations internes et les processus de prise de décision, le GeoPortal a été élargi en faveur d ’un accès public grâce au développement d'une nouvelle composante: le GeoBrowser. Cet article donne une vue d'ensemble du GeoBrowser, de son contenu, et de son évolution à partir des services de cartographie Web intranet du GeoPortal DFO interne, et montre comment le DFO l'utilise pour aider d ’autres parties prenantes à mettre leur données à disposition sur le Web