The IALA Cloud Concept
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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. |
Services
- All members are Service Providers as well as Service Consumers
- IALA Cloud Services may include all services within the e-Navigation Service portfolio.
- A Service Broker publishes all available services to all members
Application Area | Services |
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Near Real Time Streaming |
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Historical AIS Analysis |
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e-Navigation Services |
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Data Fusion |
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Search and Rescue |
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When seeking for a service, members consult the Service Brokers for available services. During this search, members can apply the following filters:
Type | Parameter | Resolution |
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Spatial | Geographic cells | 1 degree lat/long |
Temporal | Time period | 1 minute |
Identity | Data Source | Unique |
Identity | Vessel Identity | Unique |
Having applied the filter, the member is presented with services available, and makes his choice.
Security and Integrity
- Each member (data owner) determines the destiny of his data .e. who can consume his services
- A Security Broker ensures that each member can only access services he/she is entitled to
- All established connections are logged and can be audited.
Facts about IALA Cloud
The IALA Cloud:
- connects information sources to agreed information consumers safely and securely
- creates value by providing access to global maritime data and associated value adding services
- includes appropriate information security measures
- operates across political boundaries
- is capable of sharing a wide range of data types
- is a gateway between its members and value added services
- is based on a highly decentralized technical framework
- resides in the Amazon Cloud
- is based on Open Source software
- is capable of including thousands of participating nodes
- is glued together by only a handful of centralized components
- will be paid for by the participants
- costs are covered through contributions from all participants
Members
- IALA national members
- IALA industrial members (providing added value services
- All e-Navigation stakeholders?