Practical result in sea ice and meteorological layers integration with navigation Practical result in sea ice and meteorological layers integration with navigation charts charts

IICWG - IVIICWG - IVSt. Petersburg, April 7-11, 2003St. Petersburg, April 7-11, 2003

Yu.A.Scherbakov,G.A.AlekseenkovYu.A.Scherbakov,G.A.Alekseenkov

Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute

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Why ECDIS & ICE ?Why ECDIS & ICE ?

According to the last edition of SOLAS both traditional paper navigation charts and the ECDIS will have the same status.

It is easier for navigators to have all kind of information in one place(ECDIS),no other inputs(Fax,pictures,telex,etc)

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The major goalsThe major goals

To find the concerned ECDIS developersTo develop technology for the ice

navigation support using ECDISTo test technology under the real ice

conditions.

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Ice Navigation SupportIce Navigation Support

Icebreakers &&Transport Ships

Communicationmeans

Ice && Meteo Information Morintech AS

AARI

File Translator

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Sea Ice ChartsSea Ice Charts

Analysis Ice ChartSea Ice Forecast *

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Analysis sea Ice chart Analysis sea Ice chart construction construction

Interactive ice mapping

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Analysis Sea Ice chart conversionAnalysis Sea Ice chart conversion

Analysis sea ice chart = spatial && attribute components

From ArcView to dKart

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ECDIS(dKart Explorer) && IceECDIS(dKart Explorer) && Ice

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Means of CommunicationMeans of Communication

Gonets(global coverage, low cost, low rate of transmission )

Inmarsat GlobalStar * Etc

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Near-real time Ice Navigation supportNear-real time Ice Navigation support 18 ice charts

where transmitted The maximum

size of one chart does not exceed 50 kb

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Meteorological Data SourceMeteorological Data Source

• FM-12/13 SYNOP/SYNOP SHIP• FM-18 DRIFTER(BUOY)• FM-92 GRIB• FM-46 SURFACE ANALYSIS

Surface analysis charts Surface analysis charts componentscomponents

Observation data Pressure reduced to

mean sea level field Pressure tendency

field Temperature field

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ProblemsProblems

A lot of ECDIS developers No possibility for direct use of S57 standard for

hydro-meteorological information No standard terms to display the ice and hydro-

meteorological information under ECDIS environment

No easy available global-coverage communication means

What else ?