World · East Asia & Pacific · 16 hrs ago
IHO to establish maritime data infrastructure center in South Korea
The International Hydrographic Organization plans a center in South Korea to support the digital use of maritime information.
The government and the IHO are due to sign an agreement to establish it on Nov.
9.
The IHO sets international standards for nautical charts and other maritime information.
Its S-100 standard combines charts, tides and currents on ship navigation equipment.
The center will focus on developing and testing S-100 and supporting its use around the world.
The standard could support autonomous ships and smart ports.
It would be the IHO's first organization outside Monaco, where it established its headquarters in 1921.
The International Hydrographic Organization plans to establish an infrastructure center in South Korea.
The center will focus on developing and validating the IHO’s S-100 standard for digital marine information.
The South Korean government and the IHO are scheduled to sign an agreement on November 9.
The center will be the IHO’s first organization outside Monaco, where it established its headquarters in 1921.
South Korea has participated in developing S-100 and was designated an IHO test-operation country in 2013.
- Who
- The International Hydrographic Organization and the South Korean government.
- What
- They plan to establish an IHO infrastructure center in South Korea for developing and validating the S-100 standard.
- When
- The agreement is scheduled to be signed on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea; the specific location is not stated.
- Why
- The center will support development, validation and global adoption of the S-100 digital marine information standard.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The IHO established its headquarters in Monaco.
The IHO designated South Korea as an S-100 test-operation country.
The South Korean government announced that it and the IHO would sign an agreement to establish the center the following day.
The government and the IHO are scheduled to sign the establishment agreement.
- Organization
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- Planned location
- South Korea
- Agreement signing
- November 9, 2026
- Standard
- S-100 digital marine information standard
- IHO headquarters
- Established in Monaco in 1921
- South Korea’s role
- Designated an S-100 test-operation country in 2013
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What people are saying
Establishing the IHO Infrastructure Center in our country is the result of the international community recognizing the maritime information technology capabilities we have built up and our contribution to developing the S-100 standard