1. Establishment of a Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry Working Group
Proposal by the IHB
Establishment of a Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry Working Group
(paper IRCC7-11A)

2. EIHC-5 Decision 8 :
[ IRCC to ] … establish a Working Group to prepare a new IHO publication on policy for trusted crowd-sourced bathymetry, taking into account EIHC5 PRO4 and the comments during the Conference. The WG should comprise IHO MS and invited expert contributors, including members of IHO-IOC TSCOM. The WG should seek advice and input from relevant HSSC Working Groups as required.

3. IHO Global Crowd Sourced Bathymetry Programme The concept …

4. IHO DCDB Crowd-sourced data collectors
collectors can trigger alert to HO (if appropriate)
new or revised chart compilation
data uploaded at collectors’ convenience
HO‘s can access DCDB at any time
IHO DCDB
IHO DCDB viewer and data downloader
Public access to DCDB via web portal

5. IHO Data Centre for Digital Bathymetry
3-year development programme (funded by US) underway
enhance the existing DCDB data portal
streamline the ingest of data contributions, including CSB
provide improved data viewing, data discovery and data download capabilities

6. Potential participation
good indications of active participation from
several IHO Member States
maritime industry representatives
commercial CSB collectors
global ship operators
data compilers / processors / value add providers
established commercial CSB programmes

7. a recent example …

13. Some questions not yet answered -
minimum metadata requirement
determination of uncertainty
common data exchange format
DCDB maintenance costs
privacy, liability, security
commercial use of open data

14. Proposed Terms of Reference
See IRCC7-11A Provide draft publication for review at IRCC-8

15. Proposed Chair
Director IHO DCDB

16. Action requested of IRCC
establish a Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry Working Group (CSBWG) under the Terms of Reference contained in Annex A
agree that the Director of the IHO DCDB Chair the CSBWG