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