
S-100 Dedicated to the development and verification of international standards for next-generation digital maritime information
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The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an international intergovernmental organization that oversees international standards for charts and maritime information. The IHO Infrastructure Center is an IHO-affiliated organization dedicated to the development and verification of S-100, the next-generation international standard for digital maritime information.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 9th that it will hold an opening ceremony for the 'International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Infrastructure Center' at Busan International Finance Center 2 (BIFC2) on the 10th.
IHO is an international intergovernmental organization that oversees international standards for charts and maritime information, and the IHO Infrastructure Center is an IHO-affiliated organization dedicated to the development and verification of 'S-100', the next-generation international standard for digital maritime information.
S-100 is a next-generation digital data international standard developed to allow various real-time changing marine information, such as tides and currents, to be viewed overlapping on a single navigation equipment screen.
The IHO Infrastructure Center will support the conversion of global maritime information to the S-100 system through ▲ S-100 standard development and management ▲ related infrastructure operation ▲ navigation system (ECDIS) type approval support ▲ S-100-based operation service support, etc.
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Hwang Jong-woo said, “It is very meaningful that the IHO Infrastructure Center, which will lead the global maritime digital transformation, is opening in Korea.”

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