Current state of play in the NtS Expert Group Danube Commission RIS Workshop Budapest 11 th April 2011.

Current state of play in the NtS Expert Group

Danube Commission RIS WorkshopBudapest

11th April 2011

State of play

Agenda

• Legal background• Task Forces• RIS Index• Implementation status• Plans for 2011• Summary

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Legal background

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2007 (under amendment procedure)

• CCNR: Standard for Notices Skippers Edition 3.0

• Danube Commission referring to UNECE standard

• UNECE: International Standards for Notices to Skippers and for Electronic Ship Reporting in Inland Navigation - Resolution No. 60

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State of play

Task Forces

• XML Enhancement• Webservice• User friendly NtS• Joint Task Force on

the RIS Index

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State of play

RIS Index

• Interoperable and open river information services

• Location codes in the RIS key technologies

• No regulatory framework for the RIS Index so far

• RIS Index enhanced and maintained by the NtS Expert Group

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State of play

RIS Index

• European Reference Data Management System

• RIS Index Encoding Guide• Joint Task Force established:

– unambiguous encoding guide for the ISRS location code– elaborate a proposal for the unambiguous encoding of

waterway networks – provide a proposal based on the RIS Index for a revision

of the Annex I of Directive 2005/44/EC

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State of play

Implementation status

• XSD version 3.0• National implementations• IRIS Europe II project– Fairway and traffic, water

level, ice, weather messages

–Webservice implementation

• NEWADA– Danube FIS Portal

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State of play

Plans for 2011

• Supporting the European Commission in issuing the amended regulation

• Upgrading the RIS Index Encoding Guide and advise the European Commission on the relevant regulation

• Clarification and enhancement of the XML message

• Clarification and application of the NtS webservice technology

• Co-operation with the relevant projects such as PLATINA, IRIS Europe II, NEWADA etc.

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State of play

Summary

• Legal framework – Commission regulation under amendment

• More than 80 members in the NtS Expert Group

• Ensuring high level of expertise

• Implementation works in several countries

• Webservice• RIS Index

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http://www.ris.eu

Thank you for your kind attention!

Róbert [email protected]

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