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The next generation of maritime navigational data standards is emerging but what does it mean in practice?

Our new interactive experience brings S-100 to life, exploring how different data layers could connect and interact dynamically to support better situational awareness, decision-making, and safety at sea.

Our Shaping the future of navigation webinar series brought together a panel of experts to explore how the S-100 framework will transform marine navigation through interoperable data and smarter decision making. 

Across both sessions, our panel discussed a wide range of topics, from the development and testing of S-100 to practical steps for its implementation. Key topics included advancements in next-generation ENCs, dynamic safety contours, real-time data integration, and how it could underpin future technologies like automation and autonomous navigation.

Based on research with maritime professionals, this report, developed in editorial partnership between Thetius and the UK Hydrographic Office, explores how prepared the industry is for the shift to the S-100 data framework, what benefits it could bring and where barriers still exist.

In this report, you’ll learn how S-100 differs from S-57 and what it could mean for mariners, the potential real-world benefits such as high-resolution bathymetry, dynamic tide and current data, and auto-updating navigational warnings, as well as key International Maritime Organization (IMO) timelines and what the industry should prepare for during the transition.

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