Establishment of a Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry Working Group Proposal by the IHB Establishment of a Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry Working Group (paper IRCC7-11A)

EIHC-5 Decision 8 : [ IRCC to ] … establish a Working Group to prepare a new IHO publication on policy for trusted crowd-sourced bathymetry, taking into account EIHC5 PRO4 and the comments during the Conference. The WG should comprise IHO MS and invited expert contributors, including members of IHO-IOC TSCOM. The WG should seek advice and input from relevant HSSC Working Groups as required.

IHO Global Crowd Sourced Bathymetry Programme The concept …

IHO DCDB Crowd-sourced data collectors collectors can trigger alert to HO (if appropriate) new or revised chart compilation data uploaded at collectors’ convenience HO‘s can access DCDB at any time IHO DCDB IHO DCDB viewer and data downloader Public access to DCDB via web portal

IHO Data Centre for Digital Bathymetry 3-year development programme (funded by US) underway enhance the existing DCDB data portal streamline the ingest of data contributions, including CSB provide improved data viewing, data discovery and data download capabilities

Potential participation good indications of active participation from several IHO Member States maritime industry representatives commercial CSB collectors global ship operators data compilers / processors / value add providers established commercial CSB programmes

a recent example …

Some questions not yet answered - minimum metadata requirement determination of uncertainty common data exchange format DCDB maintenance costs privacy, liability, security commercial use of open data

Proposed Terms of Reference See IRCC7-11A Provide draft publication for review at IRCC-8

Proposed Chair Director IHO DCDB

Action requested of IRCC establish a Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry Working Group (CSBWG) under the Terms of Reference contained in Annex A agree that the Director of the IHO DCDB Chair the CSBWG