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IRCC6 Paris May 2014 Agenda item 10C “Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure” Report from MDSIWG5. Edward Hosken MSDIWG member. Context. MSDIWG is a working group of HSSC MSDIWG5 met in USA in February 2014 IRCC4/22 - request MSDIWG to develop training Task IRCC5/11 - development of MSDI (?)
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IRCC6 Paris May 2014Agenda item 10C“Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure”Report from MDSIWG5 Edward Hosken MSDIWG member
Context • MSDIWG is a working group of HSSC • MSDIWG5 met in USA in February 2014 • IRCC4/22 - request MSDIWG to develop training • Task IRCC5/11 - development of MSDI (?) • RHC standing agenda item (?) • IHO vision to promote wider use of hydrography ‘Hydrography – much more than just nautical charts’
Why MSDI? Wider use of valuable data assets Blue Economy; Environmental management; Disaster planning and Emergency response. E-Navigation – more than just navigation
What is MSDI? Stakeholders Benefits Funding S-100 OGC ? ✔ Data, not products GIS Internet ? ✔
Consequences • Organisational change • Data centric • Enhanced skill sets • Commit funding • Raised profile • Wider regional role • Improved decision making • Financial benefit
MSDIWG Work Plan Promote best practice Review standards Develop training syllabus Maintain reference documents on IHO website
Recommendations Participate in active debate on MSDI policy Engage with government, industry, academia Determine requirements based on explicit benefits Invest for future benefit Share examples of best practice Build capacity
Proposals Decide how to contribute to the development of MSDI Decide how to contribute to work of MSDIWG