Hydrographic Capacity Building in Belize Gulf of Honduras
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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)
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…