Canadian Hydrographic Service National Update 36th USCHC Agenda Item 4 Organization Assistant Deputy Minister – Ecosystems and Oceans Science Kevin Stringer Deputy Minister Fisheries & Oceans Canada ‘ Director-General/Dominion Hydrographer Dr. Savi Narayanan Senior Advisors Sean Hinds Doug Brunt CHS National Offices Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - Director Michel Goguen UNCLOS Project Director Steve Forbes St. John’s, Newfoundland – Manager, Joe Manning Intellectual Property Office Manager Paul Holroyd Hydrography Director Dr. Kian Fadaie Safe and Accessible Waterways Ocean Mapping National Security & Natural Hazards Boundaries & Sovereignty Training & Standards Mont-Joli, Quebec - Director Andrée Bolduc Burlington, Ontario - Director Mike Hecimovich Sidney, British Columbia - Director Denis D’Amours Integrated Science Data Management Director Sylvain de Margerie Products & Services Director Daniel Pelletier National Science Data Management CHS National Geomatics Support Application Development Client Services Production Publishing Transformation Principles National approach to priority-setting and delivery of services Arctic pilot experience 2012-13 Collaboration National Defence (Royal Canadian Navy) data collection Arctic (OLEX data collection assessment) Noting 2012 Scotia Shelf USCHC collaboration Targeted efforts impacting hydrography Canada budget 2013 Arctic navigational corridor strategy development Continuous Vertical Datum project Repatriation BSB server from USA temporary host Arctic Voyage Planning Guide Drivers for Change National approach to priority-setting and service delivery Strategic Review 2011 Technology (advancements; new and emerging) Level of Service Obligations Emerging Demands – Nav’ Requirements & Traffic Patterns National Framework Arctic Pilot Arctic pilot experience 2012-13 Operationally Successful •Data collection methodologies •LiDAR •Launch MB •AUV Sidescan •Video shoreline •Collaboration Parks Canada, Environment Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Others Arctic Voyage Planning Guide Use of modern technology for information service delivery http. //geoportal-geoportail.gc.ca/eng/Gallery/MapProfile/5 Budget 2013 World-Class Tanker Safety System. Modern navigation system: Options for enhancing Canada’s current navigation system Spill Preparedness: Incident Command Centre; pilotage review; research on non-conventional petroleum products Pacific Coast tanker safety system pilot to be applied nationally Arctic Marine Corridor Strategy CHS – Navy Collaboration •Collaborate with Defence Research and Development Canada onboard CFAV Quest •374 Sq Km sounded •Quest single beam; OLEX logging software; calibration monitor R2Sonic pole-mounted MB •Depths (MB vs OLEX) agreed on average within a standard deviation of 1.2m or 1% of the average depth •OLEX track surveys can achieve CATZOC C reconnaissance with potential improvement for charting Questions?