Transcript Hydrographic Capacity Building in Belize Gulf of Honduras

Katie Ries, NOAA
LCDR Chris van Westendorp, NOAA
Elliott Arroyo, NAVOCEANO
Belize Lessons Learned
(Phase 1 Training)
 Logistics planning
 Vehicle availability
 BNCG detainment duties
 Equipment Deployment /
Control
 Troubleshooting
methodology
Belize (continued)
(Phase 1 Training)
 In-survey plan modification
 Emergency / safety planning
 Coxswain and
Hydrographer
duties /
communication
Honduras:
Basic needs for successful
program
(Trainer assessment from Phase 1 Training)
X Vessel dedicated for hydrographic survey
 Assigned survey personnel (i.e. electronics technician)
X Permanently installed vessel hydrographic equipment
 Increased IT proficiency (i.e. basic Microsoft
operations)
 Coxswain proficiency for driving survey lines
 Culture: Basic survey needs and logistics (i.e. not
typical office hours)
Guatemala:
Basic needs for successful program
(Trainer assessment from Phase 1 Training)
 Vessel dedicated for hydrographic survey
 Assigned survey personnel (i.e. electronics technician)
 Permanently installed vessel hydrographic equipment
X Increased IT proficiency (i.e. basic Microsoft
operations)
X Coxswain proficiency for driving survey lines
X Culture: Basic survey needs and logistics (i.e. not
typical office hours)
Plans for Phase 2 Training
(All Countries)
 Conduct Quality Assurance Checks
 Reference from 2009 training
 Conduct a Field Hydrographic Survey to IHO
Standards
 Collect data
 Process data
 Conduct quality assurance
 Be ready/able to transmit survey deliverables to UKHO
for chart updates
Customized Phase 2 Training
(Belize)
 Practice basic surveying principles
 Side scan / single beam echosounder acquisition /
analysis
 Data post-processing
 Tides
 Calculate tidal datums from time series data & compare
with existing vertical control network information
 Practice benchmark network establishment / leveling
Customized Phase 2 Training
(Honduras)
 Practice & Theory: Sidescan Sonar
 Operation / data collection / analysis
 Target detection & interpretation
 Tides
 Bottom to top review
 Geodesy
 Using dual-frequency receiver
 Establishing geodetic control point
 Linking horizontal / vertical control networks
Customized Phase 2 Training:
(Guatemala)
 Survey Planning
 100% versus 200% coverage
 Harbor versus Approaches
 Boat operations & safety
 Steering survey lines (coxswain training)
 Single beam / side scan sonar acquisition and
processing operations
 Hypack / Imagenex
 Bathymetry & Target analysis / investigation
Action Items…
 Travel arrangements communicated to IHO Bureau for
Phase 2 training: 30 November 2009
 GoH country representatives participating in NOAA
February 2010 Hydrotraining (Belize / Guatemala /
Honduras)
 2010 In-country trainers (NOAA/Navy hydrographers)
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Honduras: 11-25 April 2010
Guatemala: 25 April – 9 May 2010
Belize: 28 February – 14 March 2010
Action items (cont)…
 GoH countries identify one (1) English-speaking
participant for NOAA February 2010 Hydrotraining:
23 November 2009
 Introductory hydrography course (not for experienced or
prior-trained personnel)
 NOAA / GoH Project send letter to GoH countries: 11
November 2009
 Invitation to NOAA February 2010 Hydrotraining
 Announcement of intent for in-country Phase 2 training
Action items (cont)…
 NOAA / Navy explore possibility of focused tide
station installation and water level analysis training
and/or support: 31 January 2010
 GoH countries ensure preparations made for in-
country training: Prior to NOAA/Navy trainer arrival
 Vessel & personnel
 Equipment installation
Action items (cont)…
 GoH countries to document hydrographic activity in-
kind contributions using format provided by GoH
Project Director: 31 December 2009
 GoH countries produce progress report and results of
Phase 1 Training for MACHC Chair to submit to IHO
CBC: 31 January 2010
Action items (cont)…
 GoH countries and ECC WG1 Chair generate & submit
request throuch MACHC Chair for 2011 hydrographic
training & support from IHO CBC: 15 March 2010
Questions…