Japanese Activities on cooperation in ENC production

4th ECDIS Stakeholders Forum

September 2008

Hydrographic & Oceanographic Department,Japan Coast Guard

South China Sea - ENC

Project by EAHC :China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Rep. Korea, Japan

Produced : 2004-Launched on 31 March 2005

New Editions Coming Soon

Malacca-Singapore Straits ENC

Coverage

Indian Ocean Java SeaJava

BorneoSumatera

Joint Project of HOs: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan (1995-)Launched: December 2005

ENC Production Technique Transfer Project

To Philippine (2000-2005)

Sponsored by JICA

Several ENCs have been launched since 2003

• ENC technical seminar (1994,1995,1996, 2007, 2008)

• International Symposium/Seminar on Improvement of ENC Coverage and Availability in Asia and Adjacent Area (2007, 2008)

• ENC technical assistance project by ODA (2008-planning)

What I introduced today is a few example of cooperation of HOs in the world

Hydrographic community will achieve the commitment to cover adequate ENCs of the world by 2010