Report on the Work of the IHO for the Period 2012-2016 by the Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC)
The report highlights the achievements of the Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) during 2012-2016, including joint projects, database provisions, harmonized chart datum, and collaboration efforts. It also addresses the challenges faced by Lithuania as an Associate Member and emphasizes the productive cooperation within BSHC. Member States' contributions and extensive cooperation with other European countries and the EU are noted, showcasing the Commission's active involvement in hydrographic work.
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Report on the Work of the IHO for the Period 2012 - 2016 Work Programme No. 3 Reference Doc: A.1/WP3/01 Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC)
Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) Chair : Mr Mindaugas Cesnauskis (Lithuania) Vice Chair: Dr Mathias Jonas (Germany) Members: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden Associate Members: Lithuania Observers: United Kingdom 2/6
BSHC Key Achievements of Interest for IRCC Commonly coordinated and monitored Re-survey Practical outcome: FAMOS project Provision of the joint Baltic Sea Bathymetric Database Implementation of a Harmonized Chart Datum Parallel processing of all ENC and paper chart issues Collaboration with NSHC in Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure affairs BSHC Information and GIS services are publicly available under www.bshc.pro Active participation in the IHO-EU Network Working Group 3/6
Difficulties encountered and challenges yet to be addressed none, except: Lithuania as Associate Member is not a member of the IHO. Since Lithuania is currently holding BSHC chair, IHO related activities are therefore effectively processed by the Vice Chair (Germany). 4/6
Actions required of the Assembly The Assembly is invited to take note of be means of this report that: The cooperation within the BSHC is very productive. Several projects have led to joint databases and results provided on the web. The outreach of the hydrographic work in the region and beyond has improved even further. Member States continue to contribute extensively to the work of the IHO and have been active participants of working groups. There has been substantial cooperation between the commission s Member States and other European States and the EU on information sharing and shared projects. 5/6
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