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International Ice Charting Working Group

Standing Committee on Data, Information and Customer Support

Applicable Terms of Reference

  • Data and Product Exchange
  • Terminology, Data and Mapping Standards
  • Operations and Customer Support

Co-Chairs

Ari Seina
Finnish Ice Service
Finnish Institute of Marine Research
Helsinki, Finland

Marie-France Gauthier
Canadian Ice Service
Chief of Forecast Operations
Ottawa, Canada

Committee Reports and Presentations

Interoperable Data Formats - Action Item DC 6.1.1 Reference Material, and Discussion at IICWG VII, Helsinki

Interoperable Data Formats - Special Session at IICWG VI, Ottawa

Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) Material

Sea Ice Mapping Systems - Presentations and Reports (see also items under the Standing Committee on Applied Science and Research)

  • SIMS Architecture.
    A draft PowerPoint presentation with recommendations, introduction and summary page added, and changes (in green). Send comments, additions and changes to Paul Seymour. Later versions will be posted on this page.

  • SIMS Introduction and Summary.
    This PowerPoint presentation is intended to summarize IMS progress and issues for all of IICWG-V, on Thursday April 22, 2004, 13:30. Send comments, additions, and changes to Paul Seymour. We will work on this at the meeting in the standing committee breakout as well.
  • Providing METOC Data in SIMS: A Capabilities/Feasibility Study Prepared for the U.S. National Ice Center.
    This white paper outlines the U.S. National Ice Center's position regarding operational aspects of incorporating meteorology data in SIMS, their sea ice mapping system. While specific to NIC, aspects of the challenges faced by NIC may be of interest to other centers.

Sea Ice Mapping Systems - Requirements

Last updated 27 August 2008 - DM