1. Beyond ECDIS: navigation for the next 20 years Captain Shepard M
Beyond ECDIS: navigation for the next 20 years Captain Shepard M. Smith, NOAA Chief, Marine Chart Division Office of Coast Survey

2. Agenda Technology Improvements Privatization of printing charts
Shifting Markets and Products
Building a robust navigation enterprise
Making better charts
Measuring Organizational Performance

3. NCS1 Workforce Contract Federal Compile Compile Review Review
ESRI Nautical
Cell-based ENC
Bentley Map 8
(Raster)
RNC
Update
ENC
Update
Federal
Review
Compile
Review
Compile
Weekly (10 people)
Critical
Distribution System
Source Data
Routine
Every 1-10 years
(100 people)
Review
Compile
Review
Compile
ESRI Nautical
Cell-based ENC
Bentley Map 8
(Raster)
RNC
New Edition
ENC
New Edition

4. System of the future-NCS2
Vector Data
Raster Data
Notice To
Mariners
Source Data
NIS
Product Databases
Source applied one time as it comes in
Updates sent to products
Published Products
Weekly Updates
RNC
Paper
ENC
POD
Better consistency between products since they will be derived from the same database
New source can be publicly released as it is verified-between formal “editions”
Some process efficiency may be realized after transition period
Product suite-level control over attribution and portrayal
Product finishing
Consistency among products

5. Experience to Date-NCS2 Implementation
System Accepted 2009
Cell-based ENC implementation 2012
Full implementation delayed
Paper charting functionality not mature
Workflow in database is cumbersome
Difficult to manage conflicts in the database
Implementation restarted June 2013
Pacific Islands done, California loading
Risk register guides implementation

6. NCS2 Source Application Efficiency and Conflict Management
(Legeer lead)
Focus on Vector source to Vector Database source application
Four main source types-hydrography, shoreline, navaids, channels
Application of source to all products (ENCs, RNCs and Notices) will be done by one Compiler / Reviewer Team.
Source zones will be created where short and long transaction source application will be done by only one compiler / reviewer team.
Eliminates the need for two RNC production lines.

7. Formatting and Distribution System (Griffin Lead)
Consolidating all formatting
and distribution functions in
one group and one system.
Goal is to have all raster and
ENC charts consistent in all formats at all times.
Eliminating our 254 dpi production line, and moving all raster products to 400 dpi-April 1.
Thursday updates for all products.
Support for additional products to support mobile apps, GIS support, etc.

8. Web Services for Coordination and Distribution-Enterprise GIS
Newly developed web service allows us to host ENCs as a layer
Adding a geographic component to all planning and coordination functions
Ease of access to a wide variety of authoritative datasets

9. Print and Distribution System for Paper Charts
NOAA announced in October that we will privatize all chart printing and distribution effective April 13, 2014
We have two existing Print on Demand Partners, who have the capacity to absorb the commercial demand.
Government and Military printing will be handled by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
Additional POD partners will be in business before April.

10. Freely Available PDF Charts
Now Live!
Three Variants
Public version
Edit locked, margin note, scale bars
POD version
Unlocked, no note
DLA version
Unlocked, margin note, scale bars

11. 400 DPI RNCs
April 2014

12. ENC Online Web map on OCS website Also web mapping services
Updated weekly
Ready reference tool for ENCs
Now Live!

13. Proposed NauticalCharts.gov
Common distribution point for NOAA, NGA, and USACE navigational charts
Shared web mapping services
Clearly demonstrates interagency coordination
Supports ECS software, mobile apps, redistributors, and customers directly
Currently seeking approval from DOC CIO, with letters of support from NGA and USACE

14. Bathy overlays for precise navigation
Follow-on project from Norfolk project 2010
The form and limitations of traditional chart products do not support precise maneuvering in ports.
Working with the USACE and our own hydrographic team, we are developing a high resolution bathymetric overlay for dynamic areas
Compatible with ECS, Pilot carry-aboard units, but not necessarily ECDIS
Pilot project in lower Mississippi. Expected pilots in LA/LB, Norfolk.

15. Boundary, Traffic, and other overlays
There is unmet demand for information to be “put on the chart”
We are working on a model whereby additional layers can be “added” to a printed chart
Also published as an ENC overlay

16. Future of Navigation-Changiang (Yangze) River Authority in China
2600 km river system with heavy traffic and large water level fluctuations
The CRA has implemented an award-winning charting and navigation system.
All vessels are intermittently network connected
Navaids position changes can be updated to all ships within 1 day by innovative web services
Water levels are integrated with the chart system so that charted depths and contours are changed with changing water levels.

17. Coast Survey Value Chain
SOLAS `
Software
Developers
Hardware
Maritime Educators
Websites
Maritime Infrastructure
Redistributors
Printers & Publishers
Government
Military
Recreational
Commercial
Non-Navigational
Pilots
Raven
Google
Transas
ESRI
ECDIS
Navionics
RENCs
GeoGarage
MapTech
CMap
Web Architecture
Charts
FADS
RNC
ENC
POD
PDF
Web Services
Coast Pilot
Briefly describe multibeam and side scan.

18. Expanding User Base-New Modes of Use
Small Recreational
(Mobile Apps)
Large Recreational
(Chart Plotters)
Non SOLAS
Commercial
(ECS)
SOLAS
(ECDIS)
Tens of Thousands
Hundreds of Thousands
A Million
Tens of
Millions

19. Embrace Unregulated Navigation Technology
Tremendous source of innovation
Medium for chart delivery to millions of customers
Connectivity creates new opportunities

20. Mobile Strategy
Mobile navigation system technology is merging with chart plotter systems, and both are using our products.
Intermittently connected systems present new opportunities
We have begun to modernize OCS’ distro systems to better support this technology
Tiled charts, machine-accessible IDMS, modeled T&C, notice to mariners

21. Making Charts Better

22. Crowdsourcing
Charts have used crowdsourcing since Columbus (2000+ shoal reported on charts)
We have signed an agreement with ActiveCaptain to have access to their hazard database through our Enterprise GIS
Glang and Ward (IHB) have plans to create a public trackline bathy repository at NGDC under GEBCO, compatible with data loggers, chart plotters, VDRs, and ECSs.
Challenge-Do this ourselves!

23. Satellite Derived Bathymetry part of “All of the Above” strategy

24. Future of NOAA ENCs
ENC 1.0-All charts collected from raster charts and synchronized with street version (Sept 2016)
ENC 1.5-All ENCs in a database with uniform attribution
ENC 2.0-ENCs rebuilt to support full ECDIS functionality (and other use cases)

25. Marine Chart Division Dashboard

26. Primary (for now) performance measure

27. Hydro Application Backlog

28. Hydro Publication Backlog

29. But what should we be measuring?
Chart Adequacy for current use.
Risk-based approach
Requires an understanding of current use
Should be the driver for survey requirements
Current Activities
Chart evaluation (MCD/NSD)
Explicit use case documentation (NSD)
Quantitative risk analyses (MCD-Klemm)
Single transit risk model (CSDL)

30. Chart Evaluation
In preparation for new edition, compare the internally maintained chart to AIS tracks, orthophotos, crowdsourced discrepancies and bathy, satellite derived bathy, etc.
Identify discrepancies and prioritize in the context of current use.
Attempt to resolve with authoritative data, otherwise use best available and caveat as necessary.

31. Baltimore Harbor Risk Assessment IALA IWRAP-MK2 Risk Model Evaluation

32. Intracoastal Waterway Chart