The IALA Cloud Concept

The IALA Cloud Concept being developed. No part of the content of this page has been endorsed by IALA, and it should therefore only be interpreted as fantasies of the imagination of the author(s). IALA Cloud Mission & Vision Mission: to enable safe and secure global sharing of maritime information while creating value for participants. Vision: to connect all relevant maritime information sources with their relevant consumers and value adding service providers. Basic Principles ajkD

The IALA Cloud

The IALA Cloud

1. connects information sources to agreed information consumers safely and securely
2. creates value by providing access to global maritime data and associated value adding services
3. includes appropriate information security measures
4. operates across political boundaries
5. is capable of sharing a wide range of data types
6. is a gateway between its members and value added services
7. is based on a highly decentralized technical framework
8. resides in the Amazon Cloud
9. is based on Open Source software
10. is capable of including thousands of participating nodes
11. is glued together by only a handful of centralized components
12. will be paid for by the participants
13. costs are covered through contributions from all participants

The Community

1. IALA national members
2. IALA industrial members (providing added value services)