Hydrographic Commission United States-Canada Hydrographic Commission report to the MACHC 16
United States-Canada Hydrographic Commission USCHC 38 USCHC 38 was held March 16, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland in conjunction with the US Hydro 2015 Conference 20 participants Member State agencies included NOAA, CHS, NGA, US Navy Observers were the IHB, UKHO, and MACHC A wide range of discussion topics of mutual interest including: Organizational changes Crowd-sourced data Satellite-derived bathymetry United States-Canada Hydrographic Commission
United States-Canada Hydrographic Commission Activities Reports and Papers USCHC38 Meeting Minutes USCHC Report to IRCC7 Submission to IRCC7: Eliminating ENC Overlaps: USCHC Case Study (see Doc IRCC7-9C) Submission to IRCC7: Proposal to add the topic of Satellite-derived bathymetry as a standing agenda item at all future IRCC meetings (See Doc IRCC7-11F). Chart Coordinator submitted updates to the INT Catalogue (S-11 Part B) for Region A Input IHO Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs) and Working-level Performance Indicators (WPIs) United States-Canada Hydrographic Commission
Eliminating ENC Overlaps: USCHC 5 Juan de Fuca Strait Dixon Entrance Gulf Maine Great Lakes Beaufort Sea 2 CANADA 1 3 4 USA
Magnitude of Overlaps Band Number of US produced ENCs affected Number of Canadian Produced ENCs affected 1 2 6 12 3 11 10 4 8 16 5 17 Total 37 57 The USCHC identified a total of 94 ENCs affected by overlaps in six scale bands. United States-Canada Hydrographic Commission
Challenges, Practices, Lessons Learned Navigational Purpose – Usage Band Differences Flexibility in Usage Bands Unique language requirements National Boundaries – Cartographic Boundaries Reconciling Reduced National Coverage Commercial Rights / Intellectual Property Client Outreach and Feedback Sustainability and ENC Maintenance ENC portfolio modification and integration
Satellite-derived bathymetry as a standing agenda item
Yukon River, Alaska
Next Meeting Halifax, NS May 16 – 19, 2016 www.chc2016.ca
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