Data, Information & Customer Support Standing Committee Report on Action Items from IICWG-7 23 October 2007 Co-Chairs Florence Fetterer & Ari Seina With thanks to incoming co-chair Marie-France Gauthier, replacing Florence Fetterer

DC 6.1.1: Interoperable Data Formats - Harmonizing WMO Nomenclature and the Ice Objects Catalog – Complete the final version of the Ice Objects Catalog Responsible: P. Seymour and V. Smolyanitsky Target date: Dec 31, 2006 Status: Closed (see 7.1) Paul Seymour reviewed all of the Ice Object Catalogue features and attributes, as well as Attribute Listed Values and noted how they compare to the nomenclature, the symbology or ice codes and other sources such as the CIS MANICE. The Canadian Ice Service then contracted Bruce Ramsay to revise the Ice Objects Catalogue resolving as many discrepancies as possible and noting amendments that should be considered in other documents. Version 4.0 was approved by the Expert Team on Sea Ice March 30, 2007, and will be managed by the WMO Secretariat in cooperation with ETSI. The Ice Object Catalogue database is held by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). Data, Information & Custom Support Committee Carry-over Action Items

DC 6.1.2: Interoperable Data Formats - Survey/questionnaire to Ice Services to determine common denominator, e.g. What is the current capability for inter- operability? Responsible: J. Falkingham Target Date: End October, 2006 for responses Status: OPEN Initial questionnaire was ed in September It was discussed at IICWG-VII in October and a follow-up reminder sent in November. Despite that, responses have been received from only Iceland, Japan, Canada, International Ice Patrol and DMI (Greenland). A greater response is necessary before any analysis or conclusions can be drawn.

Data, Information & Custom Support Committee Carry-over Action Items DC Interoperable Data Formats – relations with ETSI and JCOMM: Clearly define the objective of developing common data base i.e. seamless customer support vs. ice service interoperability. Suggested actions to establish formal relationships are: Letter of liaison from JCOMM co-presidents to IHO (Technical, CHRIS) (1 March 2006) Letter of liaison from JCOMM ETSI chair Vasily Smolyanitsky to ISO TSMAD chair, Mike Brown (before 7-11 November 2005) Letter of liaison from JCOMM co-president to ISO Chair to expand existing WMO liaison domain to include sea ice (15 May 2006) Responsible: IICWG co-chairs & ETSI chair. Target Date: See above. Status: OPEN Relevant actions will be carried out in through the WMO Secretariat in cooperation with the ETSI Electronic Navigational Chart Ice Objects Task Group

Data, Information & Custom Support Committee New Action Items DC 7.1 CIS and NIC to provide resources for a contactor to complete the work identified by Paul Seymour. (Reference 6.1.1) Responsible: Doug Bancroft and Cory Springer Target Date: November 2006 Status: CLOSED CIS contracted retired employee Bruce Ramsay to undertake this work, which was completed in March 2007.

DC 7.2 (related to 6.1.3) Interoperable Data Formats – relations with ETSI and JCOMM: Obtain from JCOMM a recommendation on the appropriate forum for a consultation with the electronic navigational chart (ENC) community and the marine user community. We are seeking advice from and conformity with the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). Responsible: V. Smolyanitsky (ETSI chair) Target Date: March 2007 Status: CLOSED JCOMM has recommended that the appropriate contact with the ENC community is through the Int’l Hydrographic Organization’s Harmonization Group on Marine Information Objects (HGMIO). John Falkingham was nominated to represent ETSI and IICWG at the HGMIO. Data, Information & Custom Support Committee New Action Items

DC 7.3 Interoperable Data Formats – relations with ETSI and JCOMM: Follow through with the outcome of 7.2. Responsible: Frode Dinessen (originally Marcos Porcires) Target Date: None set. Status: OPEN We note that there will be an opportunity for early testing of the “harmonized” nomenclature and catalog. (See ETSI Terms of Reference of the Task Group on Electronic Navigational Chart Ice Objects (TG ENCIO), JCOMM Meeting Report 51). This document describes testing processes. ) Data, Information & Custom Support Committee New Action Items

DC 7.4 Interoperable Data Formats - Standardize the SIGRID3 implementation among ice centres. Responsible: J. Falkingham, P. Seymour and IICWG co-chairs. Target Date: December 2008 Status : OPEN Several amendments to SIGRID3 were approved by ETSI on March 30, 2007 to harmonize it with the Ice Objects Catalogue Version 4.0 and other national practices. Several additional recommendations to improve standardization were made by the ETSI members and John Falkingham was asked to coordinate their implementation. (See ETSI Vision and Strategy for the Standards for Sea Ice Coding and Presentations, JCOMM Meeting Report 51) Data, Information & Custom Support Committee New Action Items

DC 7.5 (Plenary Action Item 7.8) Interoperable Data Formats – Obtain input from a user group. Wim H. Jolles, Ice Advisor for Agip KCO, has knowledge representing his user group that we will solicit. Responsible : Sub-committee co-chairs (Seina and Fetterer) Target Date : 30 October 2006 Status : OPEN Wim will provide a first draft, we will redraft and send msg to committee, after committee vets it we will send to IICWG co-chairs for signing and sending to Wim. Data, Information & Custom Support Committee New Action Items