b'Through its Precision Marine Navigation team, NOAAThe S-57 ENC standard was designed to handle static chart FOGHORN FOCUS iscreatingnewhigh-resolutionnavigationproductsdata. This means its difficult to support the fast-changing whichwillintegratewithshipboardelectronicchartsneeds of modern navigationlike real-time updates or wa-in marine navigation systems. These products containter level adjustments. high resolution depth information, tides and currents, weather, and other data following a new internationalTodays marine transportation system is under immense standard called S-100.pressure to maximize its capacity and efficiency. Larger, modernized ships are navigating under decades-old bridges This will be a significant improvement for marine navi- and through waterways that need daily dredging. Every gation. Youll be able to layer environmental and marineinch of additional draft can translate to millions of dollars safety information with nautical charts into a simplifiedin additional cargo.all-in-one navigational display.The updated S-100 products can integrate data layers to-S-100: THE NEW INTERNATIONAL STANDARD gether, providing a more complete picture of the marine The International Hydrographic Organization, or IHO,environment to help everyone on the water navigate more sets the worlds standards for marine navigation prod- safely and efficiently. And it opens the door for new prod-ucts.NOAA,alongwithpartnersintheU.S.Navy,ucts and views not yet developed.U.S. Coast Guard, and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, among others, represents the United States onFROM STANDARDS TO PRACTICEthe IHO, and has helped lead the development and adop- High-resolution data does not necessarily mean that the tion of new standards.ENC will be cluttered with more soundings and denser depth curves. In fact, the goal is the opposite: to provide a simplified, more accurate navigation picture that reduces risk and allows you to focus on the myriad other inputs you manage while navigating on the water.Youll be able to layer An S-100- capable navigation system could help passenger environmental andvessels run more smoothly and safely. S-100 products will make it easier to avoid shallow areas or other hazards, im-marine safety informationproving safety and helping ships stay on schedule. These products also support better warnings and alerts, so crews with nautical chartscan react quickly in bad weather or emergencies. into a simplified all-in-oneNOAA is in the process of building out data production and distribution systems to provide S-100 data to mariners to help navigational display. meet an international deadline of Jan. 1, 2026, after which electronic charting digital information systems, or ECDIS, can begin to incorporate it. However, S-100 is not just for EC-DIS users on ocean-going ships. Many portable pilot units (navigation systems) used by ship pilots have already incor-porated S-102, and pilots have called it a game changer. It will The current S-57 Electronic Navigational Chart, or ENC,also be available for any mariner to help them navigatewe standard was a key step forward in digital navigation whenfully expect many electronic charting system, or ECS, manu-the IHO adopted it in 1992. The ENC combines manyfacturers to incorporate S-100 data into their systems as well. types of navigational information such as depths, depth curves, buoys, and shorelines, into a single chart to supportThat said, the old S-57 standard charts will continue to be safe navigation. So why do we need the update? produced likely well into the 2030s.FOGHORN 28'