Data Standards and Data Sharing The Foundation for Inland Waterways E-Navigation Success

(USA)

Wednesday September 14, 2011

Doug McDonald Navigation Data Center

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Fairway to Successful E-Navigation• Establish a basis for collaboration

– Standards for information transfer– Improving data through information sharing

• Develop flexible data sets for e-Nav purposes– Strategic, Tactical, Operational

• Action, Informed Decision Making

Establishing a Basis for CollaborationStandard Identifiers and Codes for Messages

• Adopting Common Nomenclature– Agreement on standard definitions– Accepting standard definitions– Using standard definitions – Eliminates communication barrier– Fosters collaboration and partnerships

• Mapping and translating common assets among entities is NOT:– adopting common nomenclature.– true collaboration

Federal-Industry Logistics Standardization (FILS)

– Standard Location Codes for Dock Facilities– Standard River Names and Mile Points– Standard Vessel Codes– Standard Commodity Codes

A joint collaboration between Industry & Governmental Agencies to adopt a uniform nomenclature for US Navigational Points of Interest, Vessels, and Commodities in order to improve accuracy and efficiency when sharing common information.

Guiding principles

– Accepted by Industry– Accepted by Federal Agencies– Usable in multiple transmission formats– Adhere to international standards

Universal Location, Vessel and Commodity Codes• Navigation Points of Interest

• UNLOCODE_GUID: SIX03BN• NAV_UNIT_NAME: BAY CITIES TRANS. CO. • FACILITY_TYPE: Dock• LATITUDE: 38.09915• LONGITUDE: -121.89332

• Vessel ID• USCG Official Number < 300 GT• IMO Number >= 300 GT

• Commodity• Harmonized Tariff Schedule to 6- Positions• < 280480 ARSENIC HAZ - Y CDC - Y >• UNDG Code <UN1702 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE HAZ – Y, CDC - Y >

Similar to RIS Index

USHUN0WGJ

USHUN0WGK

ISO Country Code ++ UN LOCODE Object ID

USACE

AIS Position Reports to identify

new NPI’s CDC Reporting Requirement

Web services Interface with

Industry for dynamic updates

Need to report to

Feds and each other Information on Liquid Bulk

Facilities. Updates

Provided Quarterly

Interface to provide dynamic updates on all facilities involved with

international commerce.

Portal for Port Authorities, Facility Owners, and Public to View and Update

Facility Information

Publication of Navigation Points of

Interest with standard unique IDs

GIS applications

Barge Companies

Charted Anchorage Locations and Mile Markers

Standards for Information Transfer

• Accredited Standards Committee– Common Business Transaction Sets– Compatible with Import/Export Trade Message Formats– UN/CEFAT

• Reusable & Interoperable XML messages– Context Inspired Component Architecture (CICA)– Common XML syntax

• Used and Approved by Industry– X12I/TG04-MARINE TRANSPORTATION– X12I/TG09-CUSTOMS– X12I/TG10-MULTIMODAL

Transparency Through Partnership

Federal Initiative for Navigation Data Enhancement (FINDE)Leveraging Standards and Interoperability for Collaboration

FINDE is an effort to provide an integrated set of complete, precise, and reliable navigation data for managing our Nation’s waterways making successful safety, security, and capital investment decisions.

• Partners: USCG, IRS, NOAA, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and USACE• Purpose: To develop a federally integrated navigation data set utilizing the

Automated Identification System (AIS), CBP’s Vessel Management System (VMS), and other data sources and services.

FINDE Executive Committee

Federal Industry Logistics

Standardization (FILS)

Vessel Identification, Cataloging, and

Tracking

Navigation Data Integration

Navigation Points of Interest: Docks,

Anchorages, etc.

River Information Services

(RIS)

Spatial Data Requirements and

Integration

Fusing AIS and Other Data Sources

Federal SourcesPrivate Sources

All Sources

FINDECommunity Model

Accomplishments• Standard location code for industry and agencies

• Integration into IRS, CBP, USCG, and USACE systems

• Standard list of commodities and codes

• Common list of mile points for agencies and industry

• Standard river names for agencies and industry

• List of location codes for reporting locations available for industry to use

• Bridge information from Nav Charts integrated into LPMS and Master Docks Plus