1. IRCC6 Paris May 2014 Agenda item 10C “Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure” Report from MDSIWG5
Edward Hosken
MSDIWG member

2. ‘Hydrography – much more than just nautical charts’
Context
MSDIWG is a working group of HSSC
MSDIWG5 met in USA in February 2014
IRCC4/22 - request MSDIWG to develop training
Task IRCC5/11 - development of MSDI (?)
RHC standing agenda item (?)
IHO vision to promote wider use of hydrography
‘Hydrography – much more than just nautical charts’

3. Why MSDI? Wider use of valuable data assets
Blue Economy; Environmental management; Disaster planning and Emergency response.
E-Navigation – more than just navigation

4. What is MSDI? Policy & Governance (People) Technical Standards
Information Systems
(ICT)
Geographic Content
(Data)

5. ? ✔ ? ✔ What is MSDI? Stakeholders S-100 Benefits OGC Funding
Policy & Governance
(People)
Technical Standards
(Standards)
Information Systems
(ICT)
Geographic Content
(Data)
Stakeholders
Benefits
Funding
S-100
OGC ? ✔
Data, not products
GIS
Internet ? ✔

6. Consequences Organisational change Data centric Enhanced skill sets
Commit funding
Raised profile
Wider regional role
Improved decision making
Financial benefit

7. MSDIWG Work Plan Promote best practice Review standards
Develop training syllabus
Maintain reference documents on IHO website

8. Recommendations Participate in active debate on MSDI policy
Engage with government, industry, academia
Determine requirements based on explicit benefits
Invest for future benefit
Share examples of best practice
Build capacity

9. Proposals Decide how to contribute to the development of MSDI
Decide how to contribute to work of MSDIWG