

However, it is intended that this standard meets the basic needs for Inland ENC applications, worldwide. The goal of the IEHG is to agree upon specifications for Inland ENCs that are suitable for all known inland ENC data requirements for safe and efficient navigation for European and North American inland waterways. Of the work is accomplished via e-mail correspondence and the website. The North American participants are members of the North American Inland ENC Ad Hoc The IEHG is comprised of representatives from government, industry and academia.Įuropean participants take part on behalf of the European Inland ECDIS Expert Group. The North American - European Inland ENC Harmonization Group (IEHG) was formed inĢ003 to facilitate the development of international standards for Inland ENC data. In addition to informing participants on the status of standards development and projects being conducted, a key objective was to discuss the benefits of harmonizing Inland ENC data standards between Europe and North America. A North American - European Inland ENC Workshop was held in 2003 in conjunction with a Conference on River Information Services (RIS) organized by the European R&D-project COMPRIS (Consortium Operational Management Platform River Information Services). While there are some differences between the North American and European inland waterways, there are far more similarities. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initiated a program to facilitate the production and implementation of Inland ENCs on major river and inland waterway systems in the United States. In the USA, following a 1999 recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board, the U.S. In 2001, the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN ECE) adopted the Inland ECDIS Standard as a recommendation for the European inland waterway system (CCNR 2002). Annex AF - XML Definitionīased on the findings of the European transport R&D project INDRIS (Inland Navigation Demonstrator for River Information Services) and the German project ARGO in 2001, both the Danube and the Rhine Commissions adopted an Inland Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) standard for Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) data and system requirements for the Rhine and the Danube Rivers. Annex AE - Notice Marks (Brazilian Paraguay-Parana Waterway) AH. Annex AD - Notice Marks (Brazilian Side Independent System) AG. Annex AE - Notice Marks (Brazilian Paraguay-Parana Waterway) AF. Annex AD - Notice Marks (Brazilian Side Independent System) AE. Annex AC - Notice Marks (Brazilian Two Sides System) AD. Annex AB - Notice Marks (Russian Inland Waterway Regulations) AC. Traffic Signal Station - Port Entry and Departure R.3. Traffic Signal Station - Oncoming Traffic Indicator R.2.4. Traffic Signal Station - Bridge Passage R.2.2. Q - Radar, Radio, Electronic Positioning Q.1. O - Buoys, Beacons and Daymarks, Notice Marks O.1. Berth without Transshipment / Fleeting Areas M.1.4. Supplemental Navigation References L.3.1.

J - Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions and Nature of Riverbed J.1. Low / High Water Range (Drying Height) I.1.7. Detailed Depth - water level model I.1.3. Detailed Depth - referenced to one water level I.1.2. Exceptional Navigational Structure G.4.9. Locks, Barrages, Exceptional Navigational Structures G.4.1. Permanently Moored Vessel or Facility G.3.15. Revetment (Concrete Mattress) (Refer to G.2.5 Revetment) G.2.7. Pylons, Piers, and Bridge, Cable, Pipeline Support G.1.11. Bridges, Tunnels, Overhead Obstructions G.1.1. International Boundaries and National Limits (Administration Area) E.2. Buildings of Navigational Significance E.1.3. Settlements, Buildings, Political Boundaries E.1.1. Survey Reliability for Detailed Depth Information C.1.8. Quality of Data for Detailed Depth Information C.1.7.
