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ENC data layered with imagery that illustrates actual structure and use. ENC portrayal of dock without imagery—note the lack of mooring “dolphins.” more timely manner. For many U.S. ports, river infrastructure maintained by the U.S. allows the authoritative output of the hydro- situational awareness. Also, this COP should this information could be added to the NOAA Army Corps of Engineers, the highway infra- graphic of? ce to be shared with key stake- be viewable by any authorized users—from

Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System structure maintained by state departments of holders, whether those are national agencies anywhere, at any time, on any device—ac- (PORTS) observation network. transportation and the Aviation infrastructure responsible for safe navigation, regional au- cording to their role in the operational ship-

Such a system would give the port control maintained by the Federal Aviation Adminis- thorities in charge of marine spatial planning ping activity. A ? exible software platform over how often and to what extent the infor- tration and airports. or ports managing underkeel clearance risk. with open data architecture and a holistic GIS mation reaching the supply chain would be A centralized geographic information The Information for Maritime Infrastruc- can provide such a picture.

updated. This then would afford a competi- system (GIS) can share compiled ENC in- ture (IMI) of ports, including the myriad silos tive advantage to the port’s operational infra- formation while maintaining the security of of vessels’ real-time information, meteoro- structure. Simultaneously, it would increase underlying data, thus ensuring that vector logical conditions, water levels and shoreside the value of the MSDI that NOAA contributes information can be used for nonnavigational assets, should all be brought together into a to the national Blue Economy along with the purposes and not in chart compilation. GIS uni? ed common operating picture (COP) for

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