IHB File No. S3/4204
CIRCULAR LETTER 89/2015
17 December 2015
MODERNIZATION OF IHO PUBLICATION S-11 PART B
INTERNATIONAL CHART WEB CATALOGUE
AND ASSOCIATED ON-LINE WEB BASED SERVICES
Reference: IHO CL 64/2015 dated 31 August – Revised management, review and monitoring of new
INT charts.
Dear Hydrographer,
1. As reported to the relevant IHO committees and working groups as well as to the meetings of
the Regional Hydrographic Commissions (RHCs) held in 2015, the IHB has initiated the
development of an on-line web-based interactive version of IHO Publication S-11 Part B -
Catalogue of INT Charts. This project, called “INToGIS”, contributes to the development of
the IHO Geographic Information System (GIS). The project is kindly supported by the Korea
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency (KHOA).
2. The objectives of INToGIS are to provide the Regional International Charting Coordination
Working Groups (ICCWGs) with the necessary tools to review and maintain INT chart
schemes and monitor the production of INT charts and to ensure the wide on-line availability of
up to date information on the status of INT charts.
3. Several Regional International Charting Coordinators1, together with the IHB, have been
involved throughout the year in experimenting with the new on-line web-based services as
beta-testers. The INToGIS is now in the final implementation phase. The Directing Committee
is pleased to inform Member States that the new INT Chart Web Catalogue and the associated
INT Chart on-line Web Manager services should be available from 11 January 2016 on the IHO
website under:
www.iho.int > Standards&Publications > S-11 > Part B (link)
4. From January to 31 March 2016, as part of the transition phase, the IHB will continue to
maintain the current pdf version of the catalogue. Thereafter, INT chart Producer and Printer
Nations and INT Chart Coordinators/ICCWGs are expected to maintain the different regional
databases using INToGIS. The IHB will continue supervising the management of the regional
databases and will remain responsible for the allocation of new edition/revision numbers and
dates of the regional databases in force.
5. The “INToGIS” project is based on a comprehensive and standardised INT chart database
model. The compilation of the INToGIS chart database resulted in the identification of several
1
Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission, Mediterranean and Black Seas Hydrographic Commission, United
States - Canada Hydrographic Commission, and IHO Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica.
inconsistencies in the details for some charts in the INT schemes, such as missing attributes or
incomplete or unclear information related to Edition dates, availability of INT charts, formal
approval of INT chart schemes by the relevant RHC, allocation of Producer or Printer Nations
for some INT charts. In these cases, the IHB has not included the affected charts in the
database, at least on a temporary basis. It is expected that the transition phase will allow the
relevant Producer and Printer Nations and the INT Chart Coordinators/ICCWGs to provide the
necessary updates using the INToGIS update portal. Changes, as well as new submissions,
editorial amendments, and so on, will be dealt with by the IHB on the request of the INT Chart
Coordinators/ICCWGs, as has been the case up until now. When appropriate, evidence of
endorsement by the relevant RHC may be required by the IHB, in accordance with the guidance
in S-11 - Part A, before a proposed change is included in the published INToGIS database.
6. Considering that the new S-11 Part B on-line services represent a major step forward in the
management of INT charts, it has been decided, as already reported, that all regional databases
will be designated Ed. 3.0.0 - January 2016 as soon as the on line services are commissioned.
7. The web catalogue services will be accessible for all users. The Producer and Printer Nations
and the INT Chart Coordinators/ICCWGs should contact the IHB (Assistant Director Yves
Guillam at:
[email protected]) in order to obtain a user name and password (one user name and
password per Hydrographic Office and per INT charting region) to enable access to the
INTernational Chart on-line Web Manager services. The draft User Manuals for the
INTernational Chart Web Catalogue and the INTernational Chart on-line Web Manager
services can be downloaded when accessing the services.
8. As described in paragraph 5, some regional databases may contain omissions or discrepancies.
INT Chart Coordinators/ICCWGs, as well as Producer and Printer Nations, are invited to
submit proposed changes through the on-line services as soon as comprehensive checks are
completed and in particular prior to any meeting/conference of the relevant RHC. Every user
can download a status report of the regional databases in pdf format.
9. Feedback and lessons learned from the transition phase are planned to be addressed during the
workshop for Regional INT Chart / ENC Coordinators that will be held at the IHB, Monaco on
25 April 2016 (see Reference). The User Manual(s) will be updated afterwards. French and
Spanish versions of the User Manual(s) are planned to be produced when the English version is
considered satisfactory enough by the users.
10. The Directing Committee, on behalf of all Member States, would like to thank KHOA for its
outstanding support in the development of the new S-11 Part INT Chart Web Catalogue and
INT Chart on-line Web Manager services.
On behalf of the Directing Committee
Yours sincerely,
Gilles BESSERO
Director
Copy: - Regional INT Chart / ENC Coordinators
From: REG <
[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 11:32 AM
To: 'Argentina'; 'Argentina'; 'Australia'; 'Australia'; 'Bahrain';
'Bahrain';
'Bangladesh'; 'Bangladesh3'; 'Banglasedh2'; 'Belgium'; 'Belgium';
'Belgium';
'Belgium'; 'Belgium'; 'Belgium'; 'Brazil'; 'Brazil'; 'Brunei'; 'Brunei';
'Canada';
'Canada'; 'Chile'; 'Chile'; 'China'; 'China'; 'Croatia'; 'Croatia';
'Croatia'; 'Cuba';
'Cuba'; 'Cyprus'; 'Denmark'; 'Denmark'; 'Denmark'; 'DomRep'; 'DPRK';
'DPRK';
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'France';
'Georgia'; 'Germany'; 'Germany'; 'Germany'; 'Greece'; 'Greece';
'Guatemala';
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'Iran'; 'Iran';
'Ireland'; 'Italy'; 'Jamaica'; 'Japan'; 'Korea'; 'Kuwait'; 'Latvia';
'Malaysia';
'Malaysia'; 'Mauritius'; 'Mauritius'; 'Mauritius'; 'Montenegro';
'Mozambique';
'Mozambique'; 'Mozambique'; 'Myanmar'; 'Myanmar'; 'Myanmar';
'Myanmar'; 'Netherlands'; 'NewZealand'; 'Nigeria'; 'Norway'; 'Oman';
'Oman';
'Pakistan'; 'PapuaNG'; 'Philippines'; 'Poland'; 'Portugal'; 'Portugal';
'Portugal';
'Qatar'; 'Romania'; 'Russia'; 'SAfrica'; 'SaudiArabia'; 'SaudiArabia';
'Singapore';
'Slovenia'; 'Slovenia'; 'SriLanka'; 'Suriname'; 'Suriname'; 'Suriname';
'Sweden';
'Sweden'; 'Syria'; 'Thailand'; 'Thailand'; 'Thailand'; 'Tonga'; 'Tonga';
'Trinidad';
'Trinidad'; 'Tunisia'; 'Tunisia'; 'Turkey'; 'UAE'; 'Ukraine'; 'Ukraine';
'UnitedKingdom'; 'Uruguay'; 'USNAVY'; 'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA';
'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA'; 'Venezuela'; 'Vietnam'; 'Astrid.Kalvik'; 'C
Andreasen';
'Celine Buisson Rosvold'; 'ECC'; 'eva.hegland'; 'hs-varna';
'ilda.becirovic'; 'info';
'inst.cartograf'; 'J Lowell NGA'; 'J Rogers NGA'; 'jacek.jagodzinski'; 'K
Alexander
NGA'; 'Minika Bjorge'; 'P Doherty NGA'; 'solvi.tunge'; 'stig.osaland';
'svein.skjaeveland'; 'tonje.mevatne'; 'tore.halset'
Subject: CL 89/2015
Attachments: CL89_S11.docx
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 89/2015 : MODERNIZATION OF IHO PUBLICATION S-11 PART B
INTERNATIONAL CHART WEB CATALOGUE AND ASSOCIATED ON-LINE WEB BASED
SERVICES
Yours sincerely,
IHB
M.MOLLET