Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Hwang Jong-woo (right) and International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Secretary-General Luigi Sinapi on Nov. 9 hold their agreement on the launch of the Korea-IHO Infrastructure Center in Busan at the signing ceremony. (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
By Lee Jihae
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) will open in Busan an infrastructure Center to oversee the development and validation of international standards for next-generation digital marine information.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on Nov. 10 will host the opening ceremony for the center at Busan International Finance Center II.
About 100 people from around 30 countries are expected to attend including ministry officials, IHO Secretary-General Luigi Sinapi and delegations from IHO member states.
The Monaco-based IHO is an intergovernmental organization that oversees global standards for nautical charts and marine information. Its Busan center will play a pivotal role in developing and validating S-100, the next-generation international standard for digital marine information.
S-100 is a next-generation global standard for digital data that enables users to see electronic nautical charts but also real-time data like ocean currents overlaid on a single navigation screen.
The center will supervise the development and management of the S-100 standard, operations of standard development infrastructure, certification of navigation system types and provision of S-100-based operational services.
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Hwang Jong-woo said, “We will do our best to make sure that the launch of the infrastructure center makes the world’s seas safer and strengthens the global competitiveness of our maritime industry.”
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