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HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE

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IHO Online Catalogues

IHO Online Catalogues are maintained by the IHO Secretariat. This includes information provided by the RENCs, the Member States and other organizations.

Meetings

List of NHC Meetings Note: To access the meeting page, you'll need an IHO Portal account. If you don't have one yet, please follow the instruction provided at the link here to set up your account and gain access to the meeting page. Click the IHO Portal to get started.

ENC Data Protection S-57

Introduction The IHO Data Protection Scheme defines security constructs and operating procedures that must be followed by Data Servers (providers of data) and Data Clients (systems that use the data). The purpose of data protection scheme is to provide: 1. Piracy Protection: i.e. to prevent unauthorised use of data by encrypting the ENC information. 2. Selective Access: i.e. to restrict access to ENC information to only those cells that a customer has been licenced for. 3. Authentication: i.e to provide assurance that the ENC data has come from approved sources

S-57 FAQ's

S-57 Frequently Asked Questions

S-57 ENC Production

Introduction The S-57 "Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data” is the IHO standard to be used for the exchange of digital hydrographic data between national hydrographic offices and for its distribution to manufacturers, mariners and other data users.