1. Infrastructure Programme
MACHC 17
Marine Economic
Infrastructure Programme
Working Group Report
16 DEC 2016
Chris Thorne - MACHC MEIP WG Chair
Jim Rogers – MACHC MEIP WG Vice Chair
I would like to take this opportunity to share with you the progress of a project which the UKHO has been involved with through the last year.
This project arose from the 12 Meeting of the MACHC in St Kitts in An important point to note is that the E stands for Economic. The aim of the project is to make the link between hydrography and its economic benefits.
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2. WG Direction Approved by MACHC 15 – December 2014
INCREMENTAL APPROACH
ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION
USING EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES
Reminder of MACHC 15 direction
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3. WG Direction MACHC 15 – December 2014
Piggy back on ENC online (NOAA) viewer.
Agree Meta data model / profile
Set up MEIP area with required layers
Individual data providers are responsible for providing and maintaining the database
Data to be taken from existing Band files
A base x, y, z bathymetric layer with data spacing minimum 1000m apart (+ isobaths)
This is what we presented at MACHC 16. It was clear that the direction we were taking was not what everyone expected
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4. WG Meeting MACHC 16 - 9 December 2015
WG Chair reported the progress made since MACHC 15
45 people signed the attendance forms which suggests that there is a high level on interest
Many comments were received
I want to remind everyone of the MACHC 16 meeting and comments
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5. Way Forward MACHC 16 – December 2015
We have achieved a high level of participation so far and MS are developing confidence
NOAA offered to set up two versions of the on-line viewer; one password protected and the other open to all
MS to confirm which viewer they wished to use
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6. WG Direction Approved by MACHC 16 – December 2015
MEIP Chair to prepare a ‘think piece’ which lists potential options for the way ahead for the MEIP with the aim to facilitate decision making in the next MACHC. The ambition level is central to this piece: how and with what data to integrate and fit in with other complementary initiatives for spatial data infrastructures, an example being the “Eye on the Earth” project of PAIGH. Essentially this is to set out the purpose and direction of the MEIP.
Direction given at MACHC 16 in Antigua was for the MEIP WG Chair to prepare a ‘think piece’ which lists potential options for the way ahead for the MEIP with the aim to facilitate decision making in the next MACHC. The ambition level is central to this piece: how and with what data to integrate and fit in with other complementary initiatives for spatial data infrastructures, an example being the “Eye on the Earth” project of PAIGH. Essentially this is to set out the purpose and direction of the MEIP.
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7. Letters to MACHC Members
Four letters were sent to MS during the year:
March (reporting outcomes of MACHC16 MEIP discussions)
April (Report on PAIGH and GEOSUR discussions)
October (Report on Think Piece discussions)
November (Think Piece proposals)
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8. Think Piece Options No resource available to make big steps
Stop all work on MEIP (continue or not?)
Continue with both viewers
Only retain the open viewer
Include Technical reports as they have use in identifying gaps
WMS facility allows users to bring in what ever data they like to overlay on the ENCs
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9. Think Piece Options Will MS be willing to include more data
Can the MEIP and the viewer be passed to others to run and manage (IC-ENC?)
Can the MEIP and MICC WG be combined (gap work is related to both)
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10. Recommendations after WG Meeting on 14 December
Continue to populate the viewer but only retain the open viewer
Retain MEIP WG / MEIP Coordinator under the MACHC Chair
MICC WG will continue to maintain the Viewer in support of the MEIP
Find opportunities to raise awareness of the viewer / make more discoverable
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11. Recommendations after WG Meeting on 14 December
Include IHB Technical Visit Reports and ask OECS nations for their reports to make available geospatially in the viewer
Monitor usage of MEIP viewer
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12. ACTION MACHC Member States to note this report
MS to approve the way forward
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13. THANK YOU QUESTIONS?
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