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Marine Charting
Services
As
an internationally recognized expert in marine charting,
IIC provides quality services and innovative solutions
to hydrographic agencies around the world.
These
services include:
- S-57
ENC/IENC Production
- DNC
Production
- AML
and TOD Production and Updating
- DNC
to ENC, and ENC to DNC Conversion
Services
- Geospatial
Data Conversion
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- Integration
and Output of Field and Smooth
Sheets
- Updating
and Maintenance of Chart Portfolios
- Quality
Control and Assurance Systems
- Bathy
Data Processing
- Training
and Consulting Services
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S-57 ENC
Production
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IIC is a leader in coastal and inland ENC production
with extensive expertise in the S-57 standards. As part of our S-57 production
services we:
- employ the latest digital conversion technology for
transforming source data into S-57
- supply to hydrographic offices around the world
- use a wide variety of source data formats, including
Mylar separates, raster images, orthophotos and proprietary digital data
- emphasize quality, competitive rates and on-time
delivery
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DNC Production
IIC is one of the few qualified suppliers of Digital
Nautical Charts, with production capability in the US, Canada and India. Our
services include:
- update and validation
of DNC files
- output of smooth sheets and digital paper chart files
based on DNC information
- conversion of ENC-to-DNC and DNC-to-ENC
- use of industry-leading
CARIS DNC production tools, DNC Validator and
several custom utilities to ensure accuracy, completeness and integrity
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AML
and TOD Production and Services
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Since the beginning of the development of
the AML and TOD standards, IIC has been involved in pilot and production
projects for several navies and hydrographic offices around the world. IIC is
now considered one of the leading suppliers of this type of data.
- fast turn around on production to meet
immediate naval requirements
- version 1 and 2 AML production
capability
- CLB, LBO, RAL, MFF, SBO, and ESB product
ability for AMLs
- pilot project and training services to
support agencies that are beginning AML/TOD Production
- 3rd party AML/TOD Validation and
Maintenance capability
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ENC
to DNC & DNC to ENC Conversion Services
In an effort to improve efficiency,
several HO's are looking at producing ENCs to DNCs, and vice versa. Through our
participation in the IHO Hydrographic Interoperability and Harmonization Working
Group (HIHWG), IIC has been able to develop processes for this type of
operation. The result is fast, reliable, turnkey solutions to convert ENCs to
DNCs and vice versa.
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Digital Paper
Chart and Fair Sheet Production
IIC are specialists in the digital conversion of
hardcopy fair sheets and paper charts. Custom software coupled with years of
accumulated cartographic experience enable the delivery of high-quality digital chart files
quickly and cost effectively. We excel at special production requirements, such
as:
- sounding selection
from digital and hard copy sources
- collection
to INT1 and HO-specific chart specifications
- contour
interpolation
- feature generalization
- datum conversions
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Updating and Maintenance of ENCs
A comprehensive and economical updating service is
available for ENC portfolios of all sizes. Features include:
- dedicated experts
in continual ENC maintenance services to support
Hydrographic Agencies
- weekly
turnaround for update compilation, application,
verification and posting
- incremental
updates from any source (NTMs, LoLs, source databases,
etc.)
- new
editions to facilitate new surveys and update compilation
- automated
log files for QA and historical purposes
- use
of CARIS HOM production tools
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3rd
Party Quality Control of Digital Chart Data
IIC is committed to our "Total Product Quality" policy,
based around the key elements of Accuracy, Completeness
and Integrity. We follow industry-leading quality control procedures for validating ENCs,
DNCs, digital paper charts and other mapping media.
IIC has over 150 years of combined digital chart validation
experience. Services include the comprehensive quality check of
charts completed by a hydrographic office or outside contractor. We also assist hydrographic offices with the
development and maintenance of quality control and quality assurance processes.
Final deliverables from IIC include the validated chart
file with all quality control steps fully documented.
We ensure:
Accuracy
- visual checks are performed to ensure all required
features from the source data are collected and in the
correct spatial location
Completeness
- visual and automated checks are performed to ensure
the correct objects and all required attribution are
collected for each real world object
Integrity
- a series of industry standard software (including
DKart Inspector and ENC Analyzer) and customized tools
are used to ensure charts meet required specifications
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Coastal Zone Management
With the increasing focus
on coastal environments,
coastal zone planning and management are more crucial than ever.
IIC makes use of a variety of coastal information sources including: geodetic
and planimetric data, topographic information such as natural and cultural
features, and qualitative and quantitative data of the coastal zone. This
information includes tidal range, the value of coastal properties and the amount
of ship visits at selected ports. Data can be received and delivered in a number of
formats. IIC techniques include:
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- mapping from analog sources
with different horizontal and vertical datums and
differing coordinate systems
- assimilating data from vector sources
- massaging data to fit a common base
- compiling additional attribute information
- building required data models
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HIPS & SIPS Processing
CARIS HIPS (Hydrographic Information Processing System)
is a powerful software system designed to effectively process large bathymetric
datasets collected from single beam, multi-beam and swath type sonar systems.
IIC assists in HIPS processing by cleaning and thinning
the thousands of depth soundings contained in these large bathymetric datasets
and transforming them into smaller, more manageable databases that meet IHO
standards.
CARIS SIPS (Sidescan Image Processing System) processes
either backscatter imagery from multi-beam echosounding systems or high
resolution imagery from digital sidescan sonar.
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IIC assists in SIPS processing by:
- cleaning the sonar information
- creating mosaics
- identifying real world objects such as ship wrecks
and bottom quality
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Management Consulting
& Training Services
Consulting
IIC facilitates chart production at any hydrographic
office by identifying and reducing bottlenecks in production, quality assurance
and chart maintenance.
Following a detailed review of the hydrographic
office’s production cycle, we make recommendations for increased efficiency and
productivity, including the use of analytical and statistical tools and the
integration of advanced scheduling processes.
Recommendations are also made for out-sourcing select
portions of the production work to qualified firms.
Training
Hydrographic
offices are turning to IIC’s world-class Enterprise e-learning Management
system, MeritScholar™, to promote proficiency and encourage
consistency in internal standards and skills.
MeritScholar™:
- is easy-to-use, install and maintain
- can train personnel on product specifications and
technology standards.
- transforms an organization’s existing documentation
into course material
- has unique performance-tracking to detect weak
areas of knowledge
- encourages the growth of in-house ‘centers of excellence’
- alleviates concerns about the shortage of expertise
- empowers specialized staff to maintain their levels
of proficiency
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