IHO Files No. S3/8151/MSDIWG
CIRCULAR LETTER 56/2019
20 November 2019
MARINE SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES (MSDI) QUESTIONNAIRE
Reference:
A. IHO CL 56/2015 dated 6 August - Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) Questionnaire
B. IHO CL 42/2016 dated 5 September - Outcome of the 8th Meeting of the Inter-Regional
Coordination Committee (IRCC8)
C. IHO CL 45/2019 dated 25 September - Outcome of the 11th Meeting of the Inter-Regional
Coordination Committee (IRCC11)
D. IHO CL 20/2019 dated 28 March - The IHO Online Form System for Responses to Circular
Letters and Input to IHO Publications (P-5 and C-55)
Dear Hydrographer,
1. A survey, conducted in accordance with Reference A, was prepared by the Canadian
Hydrographic Service (CHS) with the support from the Marine Spatial Data Infrastructures (MSDI)
Working Group (MSDIWG) to inform the IHO on the worldwide status of MSDI. The results of the
survey were presented to the International Regional Coordination Committee (IRCC) at its 8th
meeting in May 2016 (Reference B).
2. As reported in Reference C, the IRCC11 approved amendments to the MSDIWG Terms of
Reference (ToR) and Rules of Procedures (RoP), tasking the Working Group (WG) to support the
MSDI and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) related activities of the IHO. In order to achieve its
objective, the WG is expected to monitor national SDI activities and trends, follow the development
in MSP implementation worldwide and establish a list of relevant contact points.
3. In order to implement these tasks through an update on the worldwide status, the MSDIWG
has again prepared a questionnaire to survey the maturity level of Member States with respect to
MSDI and MSP and to collect other relevant information.
4. Member States are invited to complete the questionnaire (Annex A) and return it to the IHO
Secretariat at their earliest convenience and no later than 24 January 2020 by email (cl-
[email protected]) or by fax (+377 93 10 81 40), but preferably using the IHO Online Form System (see
Reference D) by accessing the following link:
https://iho.formstack.com/forms/cl_56_2019
5. The results of the survey will be reviewed by the MSDIWG at its 11th meeting in Rostock,
Germany, to be held from 24 to 26 February 2020 and reported to the IRCC12 meeting in June
2020.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
Yours sincerely,
Mustafa IPTES
Director
Annex: Status and update of MSDI and Implementations related to MSP
Annex to CL56/2019
Status and update of Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) and Implementations related
to Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)
(to be returned to the IHO Secretariat by 24 January 2020, Email:
[email protected] - Fax:
+37793108140, preferably via the IHO Online Form System, Reference D, by accessing the
following link: https://iho.formstack.com/forms/cl_56_2019
Member State: _______________________
The intent of this questionnaire is to determine the relative level of advancement of various countries
in the development of their MSDI and MSP implementation. It also explores what is offered and what
can be offered from a user perspective.
Question Answer
General
Please provide your name and email.
Name of organization.
Identification of the Marine Spatial Data Infrastructures (MSDI)
Is there a MSDI established in your country? Dropdown:
Yes, No
If yes, fill in the questions below
If a MSDI is established, please describe in Dropdown:
which way it is established By a dedicated law, Into the national SDI law, By
the tasks of the organization, Other
If other, please specify:
Name of the organization responsible for the
national MSDI.
Website of the organization responsible for
the national MSDI.
Name of national MSDI contact point.
Email address of national MSDI contact
point.
Funding model for your organization. Dropdown:
Funded by the organization, Shared among
agencies, Other
If other, please specify:
Nature of the funding for the MSDI. Dropdown:
Government (other than Defense), Government
(Defense), Other
If other, please specify:
Name of the Hydrographic Office MSDI
contact point.
Email of the Hydrographic Office MSDI
contact point and email address.
If available, please provide the website to the
national MSDI.
Any other information.
Annex to CL56/2019
Question Answer
Identification of the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)
Is there a MSP established in your country? Dropdown:
Yes, No
If yes
If a MSP is established, please describe in Dropdown:
which way it is established. Dedicated law, Application of a regional directive
(e.g. EU regulation/directive), Tasks of the
Organization, Other
If other, please specify:
Name of the organization responsible for the
national MSP.
Website of the organization responsible for
the national MSP.
Name of the national MSP contact point.
Email of the national MSP contact point.
Funding model for the national MSP. Dropdown:
Funded by the organization, Shared among
agencies, Other
If other, please specify:
Nature of the funding for the MSP. Dropdown:
Government (other than Defense), Government
(Defense), Other
If other, please specify:
If available, please provide the website to the
national MSP.
Please describe the connection between the
MSDI and MSP.
Audience
Who are target users of the MSDI? Dropdown:
Senior Management, Operational Management,
Public Use, Academia, Private Sector, Specific
Users (such as mariners), All of the above, Other
If other, please specify:
Is the MSDI available to the public or is Dropdown:
access restricted to a select community? Public, Restricted, Combined, Other
If other, please specify:
Who are target users of the MSP? Dropdown:
Senior Management, Operational Management,
Public Use, Academia, Private Sector, Specific
Users (such as mariners), All of the above, Other
If other, please specify:
Is the MSP available to the public or is Dropdown:
Annex to CL56/2019
Question Answer
access restricted to a select community? Public, Restricted, Combined, Other
If other, please specify:
Policies associated with MSDI and MSP and key purpose or objectives
Is the MSDI in development or is it Dropdown:
operational? Operational, Development
Describe the governing policies of the MSDI.
Is the MSP in development or is it Dropdown:
operational? Operational, Development
Describe the governing policies of the MSP.
(e.g. policies related to public access, sales,
support for a service such as navigation,
financial model etc.)
Please describe the
coordination/cooperation between the MSDI
and MSP.
Support Usage
What are the main applications of your Dropdown:
MSDI? Portal, Web map service, Web feature service,
Web catalog service, Web coverage service, Other
If other, please specify:
MSDI Standards Oriented Questions
Describe the standards used in the MSDI.
Describe the International Hydrographic
Organization (IHO) standards that are
supported (e.g. S-57, S-100 series, etc.)
Data
Please describe the hydrographic datasets in
the MSDI.
Please describe the hydrographic datasets in
the MSP.
Future Plans
Please describe the plans for the continued
use or development of the MSDI.
Concerning MSDI, what were the challenges
you faced and what lessons have you
learned?
Other comments
Please provide any additional comment you
feel applicable.
Saatja: CL-LC <
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Saadetud: 21.11.2019 15:27
Adressaat: INFO <
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Teema: CL 56/2019 - Deadline 24 January 2020
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
- CL 56/2019: MARINE SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES (MSDI) QUESTIONNAIRE.
Kind regards