e-Navigation and S-100 are key concepts in the development of the maritime sector, with the aim to improve safety, efficiency and environmental friendliness of shipping by utilising digital technology and standardized exchange of information.
e-Navigation
e-Navigation is a concept defined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that aims at advancing the digitalisation of maritime and the use of electronic navigation technologies in seafaring. As a concept, e-Navigation covers a wide variety of digital systems and services which aim to be easily available and efficiently used on vessels and on land. e-Navigation covers methods for collecting, integrating and exchanging information between different operators both on vessels and on land.
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S-100
The S-100 is a framework for digital information exchange developed by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), under which different organisations define the interfaces and information models connected to maritime information exchange. S-100 is also defined as a general maritime information framework, i.e. a Common Maritime Data Structure (CMDS) within the IMO’s e-Navigation concept.
S-100 defines the shared structures and formats for defining, processing and distributing maritime information. With the S-100 Standard, maritime information from different sources can be integrated and presented in a unified manner in navigation systems.
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