October 4, 2016

Marine Spatial Information Office,Japan Oceanographic Data Center,

Oceanographic Data and Information Division,Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department,

Japan Coast Guard

Introduction of JODC

Outline

1. Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC) and related organizations

2. Data and Users status of JODC Service

3. Marine Cadastre

JODC and related Organization

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Japan Coast Guard

Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept.

Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept.

Guard and Rescue Dept.

Maritime Traffic Dept.

Coast Guard Academy

1st–11th Regional Coast Guard HQ.

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Administration and Planning Div.Administration and Planning Div.

Technology Planning and International Affairs Div.

Technology Planning and International Affairs Div.

Hydrographic Survey Div.Hydrographic Survey Div.

Environmental and Oceanographic Research Div.

Environmental and Oceanographic Research Div.

Oceanographic Data and Information Div.

Oceanographic Data and Information Div.

Chart and Navigational Information Div.

Chart and Navigational Information Div.

Training Course for Executive Staff of HOD

Training Course for Executive Staff of HOD

Ocean Science CourseOcean Science CourseCoast Guard School

Hydrographic and Oceanographic branches

Hydrographic and Oceanographic branches

J O D C

JAPAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER since 1965

J O D C

JAPAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTERsince 1965

Structure of JODC

International Data Framework

Domestic Coordinating Committee for oceanographic data and information exchange

National Oceanographic Data Center of IODE

J O D C

JAPAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTERsince 1965

Compile and Archive

Marine research institutes and organizations

IOC Sub-committee

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JODC was established in 1965 in the Hydrographic Department.

International OceanographicData and Information Exchange

IODE Framework in Japan

Japan Oceanographic Data Center（JODC）

National Board on Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange

- Japan Coast Guard- Japan Meteorological Agency- Fisheries Agency- Ministry of Environment- Ministry of Defense- Universities, etc.

Data & Information

Domestic oceanographic Survey Related Organization, Users

JODC Data Online Service System (J-DOSS)

JODC website and J-DOSS

• Serial Station Data : 13M st.• Marine Organisms : 48k st.• Ocean Current : 9M st.• Tide (Sea Level) : 207 st.• Tidal Current : 3900 st.• Marine Pollution : 2100 st.• Bathymetry and Marine

Geophysics : 622 cruises• Oceanographic Information

• Cruise Summary Report etc.• Gridded Data Products

• Temperature (1°grid) • Salinity (1°grid)• Ocean Current (1°grid)• Bathymetry (500m grid)

JODC started the internet data service in 1995. This type of internet service was the first among the NODCs in IODE.

Data Items in J-DOSS

User Status of JODC Service

Numbers of Download

Types of Users (2013)

Research Institutes 46.1%

Private Sector

36.8%

Government 3.3% Educational Institutes 2.3%

Individual 11.5%

User Status of JODC

User’s Nationalities (2013)

Japan 80.1%

UK 12.6%

France 0.2%China 3.3%

Korea 1.2%USA 0.7%

Others 1.9%

Germany 0.1%

Australia 0.1%

Types of Purposes (2013)

Research 44.7%

Utilization of Ocean and Resources 27.7%

Others 19.5%

Disaster prevention 5.1%Environmental preservation 1.5%

Marine leisure 1.6%

Instrument Type of Data in Each Year

Instrument Types (1930-2012)

Data produced Countries in Each Year

Data produced Countries (1930-2012)

CeisNet for Oil Spill Incident

• Assessment of environmental status• Establishment of Action Plan

• GIS features from maps: ~35,000– Fishery right areas– Fishery port areas– Bathing beaches– Seaweed beds

• GIS features from docs: ~10,000– Locations of equipment– Vessels, tracks, etc.

• Identification of ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index) for 33,000 km of Coastal line.

Web-GIS based system to assist JCG and relevant organizations to cope with oil spill incident

CeisNet

Integration of Data and Information

CeisNet

Marine-related data and information

Related to Scientific data:Oceanographic, Geological, Chemical, …

Related to Human activities: Infrastructure, regulation andlegislation, human activities, …

Integration

Marine Cadaster

J-DOSS

~Marine Cadastre~

Base Map

Marine-related information Snapshot of Marine Cadastre

Fishery rights area

Traffic density

Traffic route

Port area

seabed topography

Territorial sea

Temperature in profileTemperature in profile

http://www.kaiyoudaichou.go.jp/

Users choose information and overlap them onto a map.

Environment protection

Leisure activities

Ocean development

Oceanographic Information

Ocean Renewable Energy Information

Infrastructure Information

Maritime Information

Social Information

Traffic Density

Environmental Information

• Social activity information– Traffic volume, historic sites, natural treasures, fishery rights area,

traffic route, fishery port area, U.S military exercises area, national park area,…

• Infrastructure information– Thermal power station, seabed pipes, cables, lights, Coast Guard

offices,…• Marine environmental information

– Sank vessels, obstructions, birds habitats, turtles spawn area, beach,…

• Oceanographic information– Bathymetric data, temperature, salinity, currents, contour line of

them

Items in blue are provided by the agencies other than JHOD

More than 100 or more items are available

Information Items

Thank you for your kind attention!