Sea Trials and Testbeds (S-100)

S-100 Sea trials and Testbeds 

 Several sea trials and testbeds have been conducted in the UK, South Korea, Canada, Norway, and Australia to evaluate the different S-100 products. 

Canada Sea Trial 

The 2025 S-100 St. Lawrence River Sea Trial Area (S-100 Sea Trial) is one of Canada's major contributions to advancing the S-100 universal hydrographic data model. Starting in June 2025, the St. Lawrence River will be a testing area of S-100 products for mariners, developers, and other interested parties. 

https://charts.gc.ca/data-gestion/s-100/products-services-produits-eng.html#2025

Norway Sea Trial 

The testbed has been conducted in Norway to assess the research project—the IHO S-100 portfolio (S-101, S-102, S-104, S-111, S-129). 

https://s-100.no/about/

Australia Sea Trial 

Australia has established an S-100 Testbed Focus Group to develop and test IHO S-100 product prototypes, including S-412 and S-111 services for route monitoring to evaluate planning and decision-making efficiency. 

The IHO S-100 testbed is an established framework and infrastructure for testing S-100 product specifications and data quality, while an S-100 sea trial is a practical, ship-based validation of these products and systems in real-world maritime environments to gather user feedback for improvements before official launch. In addition, IHO proposed the test beds are as below:

  1. Provide a framework and infrastructure for product specification developers.

  2. Receive feedback from relevant stakeholders and provide an opportunity for preparation for their system improvement.

  3. Share outcomes of the test bed to meet the IHO M-3 2/2007 resolution

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