1. Benefit of a digital waterway network (status quo and potential)

2. Benefit of a digital waterway network
Content:
Dataset and Features
Digital waterway network, for instance in Germany
Functionality (realized)
Combined Web Map Services (WMS)
Waterway Locator (Web Feature Service (WFS))
Functionality (planned)
RIS Index and ISRS location code
How to produce?
How to provide?
Intersection to INSPIRE
Fulfilling the INPIRE demands (Intermodal connections)
Routing (voyage planning)
Conclusion (Benefit of a digital European waterway network)

3. Benefit of a digital waterway network Digital waterway network in Germany
Main stretch (0401) and local branches along the Danube

4. Benefit of a digital waterway network Digital waterway network in Germany
Connection points

5. Benefit of a digital waterway network Digital waterway network in Germany

6. Basic geometry : Attributes:
Benefit of a digital waterway network Realized content
Basic geometry :
100 m distance marks
Main stretch, branches, connection points (nodes)
Object relevant waterway kilometer
Attributes:
Waterway name, waterway ID
Waterway class
Responsibility
DESTATIS – harbours
National tables (VV-WSV 11 03): …

7. Benefit of a digital waterway network Realized functionality
Combined Web Map Services (WMS)

8. Benefit of a digital waterway network Realized functionality
Waterway locator (WFS)
Waterway km => Coordinates
Coordinates => Waterway km

9. Benefit of a digital waterway network Realized functionality
Waterway locator (WFS)
Map link generator

10. Benefit of a digital waterway network RIS Index, missing link between standards
ISRS
(Inland Ship Reporting Standard (UNECE))
UN country and location code
RIS
(River Information Services)
RIS Index
National standards
(e.g. national waterway ID’s)
e.g. intermodal traffic network
INSPIRE 10

11. Benefit of a digital waterway network RIS Index, also a missing link between RIS services
VTT
(Vessel Tracking and Tracing)
IENC
(Inland ECDIS Navigational Charts)
ERI
(Electronic ship Reporting system)
RIS Index
NtS
(Notices to Skippers) 11

12. Coordinates and additional attributes
Benefit of a digital waterway network RIS Index, how to produce?
“Joint Task Force on RIS Index” RIS Index Encoding Guide
A reference book and user guide for the production of the RIS Index.
The RIS Index is a discrete redundant dataset, consisting of:
a 20 character object identifier (ISRS location code) for all objects, defined in the RIS Index Encoding Guide
additional data (point coordinates and attributes), taken from corresponding Inland ECDIS objects.
ISRS location code
Coordinates and additional attributes
RIS Index 12

13. Benefit of a digital waterway network RIS Index, how to produce the ISRS location code?
The location code (ISRS location code) which is defined in the International Ship Reporting System (ISRS) is used as object identifier.
This is a 20 digit string which is put together by the following sub elements (mandatory fields):
UN country code (2 characters) ok (DE)
UN location code (3 characters) ? (WFS, waterway locator)
Fairway section code (5 characters) ok (WFS, waterway locator)
Object reference code (5 characters) (ok) (taken from IENC objects)
Fairway section hectometre (5 characters) ok (WFS, waterway locator)

14. Benefit of a digital waterway network RIS Index, ISRS location code out of waterway network
Location code is an independent code
Geometry (shapes) are available and can be integrated
Creation of a new ISRS location code can be supported by a function of the waterway network
RIS Index can also be integrated in the waterway network and provided by a WFS functionality
Basic functionality of WMS and WFS is already running
Problems:
In Germany only 50% are covered with codes
But in this case „xxx“ can be used temporarily
Der UN Location code (UNITED NATIONS CODE FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORT LOCATIONS) ist ein Standard der UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE (UNECE).
Source: 14

15. Benefit of a digital waterway network RIS Index, ISRS location code out of waterway network
Acquisition of ISRS location code (WFS) to keep IENCs up to date
Waterway locator
UN location code

16. Production out of IENC and waterway network
Benefit of a digital waterway network RIS Index, production and provision
RIS-Index …
Restliche Geometrieobjekte (Bezug zu ca BWaStr km)
IENC Geometrieobjekte (Bezug zu ca BWaStr km) 1
Production out of IENC and waterway network
Provision of RIS Index (ISRS location code) in IENC and waterway network 2 2 2
Wenn nicht eine Objekt verschoben oder gelöscht, bleibt der aktuelle RIS-Index bestehen. 1
RIS Index 16

17. Benefit of a digital waterway network Intersecting set between RIS Index and INSPIRE (1 of 2)
L.- No.
RIS Index Feature
IENC Acronym
Possible data sources 1
bridge
IENC, DBWK2, WADABA, WESKA, ATKIS 2
lock basin
lokbsn
IENC, DBWK2, WADABA, WESKA 3
lock basin part
lkbspt 4
exceptional navigational structure
excnst
(e.g. ship lift, aqueduct bridge, ship tunnel) 5
turning basin
trnbsn 6
harbour basin
hrbbsn
IENC, DBWK2, WADABA, WESKA, ATKIS, DESTATIS 7
harbour area
hrbare 8
port area
prtare
IENC, DBWK2, ATKIS 9
berth without transhipment
berth 10
transhipment berth
INSPIRE Konformität hinterlegen für (Verknüpfung Häfen/Fahrlinie, Wendebecken, Schleusenbecken/-gruppen, Bewegliche Brücken, Hebewerke, Terminals)
Lock basin – Schleusenkammer
Berth - Koje 17

18. Benefit of a digital waterway network Intersecting set between RIS Index and INSPIRE (2 of 2)
L.-No.
RIS Index Feature
IENC Acronym
Possible data sources 11
anchorage area
achare
IENC, DBWK2, WADABA, WESKA 12
anchorage berth
achbrt
IENC, DBWK2, WADABA, WESKA, 13
terminal
termnl
IENC, DBWK2, WADABA (partly), WESKA (partly) 14
waterway gauge
wtwgag
IENC, DBWK2, WISKI - in the future DIPS 15
distance mark
dismar
IENC, DBWK2, VerkNet BWastr 16
passage points
(dismar)
dropped 17
traffic points 18
bridge area
C_AGGR or bridge
IENC, DBWK2, ATKIS 19
lock area
C_AGGR or lock 20
overhead cable
cblohd 21
overhead pipe
pipohd 22
radio calling point
rdocal 23
junction -
dropped (covered by WaStrNetz) 24
RIS centre
INSPIRE Konformität hinterlegen für (Verknüpfung Häfen/Fahrlinie, Wendebecken, Schleusenbecken/-gruppen, Bewegliche Brücken, Hebewerke, Terminals, Junction?)
Anchorage – Ankerplatz
Gauge – Abmessung, Maß
Lock area – Wendebecken
Junction – Y-Verzweigung, Knotenpunkt, Kreuzung, Anschlussstelle 18

19. Benefit of a digital waterway network INSPIRE: intermodal connections (harbours, ports)

20. Benefit of a digital waterway network Other planned functionality
Routing (beta version)

21. Digital waterway network services Conclusion
Benefit of digital waterway services:
Map visualization (via WMS) and data provision (via WFS)
always up to date, no use of out-dated files
services can be integrated in application software (www standard)
Calculations and functionality for a lot of administrative tasks
waterway km => coordinates
coordinates => waterway km
click to object => ISRS location code
click to objects => RIS Index
Fulfilling the INSPIRE demands
Routing (voyage planning) …
More cooperation between European countries
will lead to more benefit for everyone.

22. Thank you for your kind attention! Wieland.Haupt@wsv.bund.de