Northern marine transportation corridors: Creation and analysis of northern marine traffic routes in Canadian waters
Abstract The concept of the Northern Marine Transportation Corridors (NMTC) initiative was developed under the Government of Canada World‐Class Tanker Safety System Initiative (WCTSS). The NMTC is an interdepartmental Arctic initiative within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), thro...
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crwiley:10.1111/tgis.12295 2024-06-23T07:49:21+00:00 Northern marine transportation corridors: Creation and analysis of northern marine traffic routes in Canadian waters Chénier, René Abado, Loretta Sabourin, Olivier Tardif, Laurent 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12295 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Ftgis.12295 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/tgis.12295 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Transactions in GIS volume 21, issue 6, page 1085-1097 ISSN 1361-1682 1467-9671 journal-article 2017 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12295 2024-06-13T04:21:34Z Abstract The concept of the Northern Marine Transportation Corridors (NMTC) initiative was developed under the Government of Canada World‐Class Tanker Safety System Initiative (WCTSS). The NMTC is an interdepartmental Arctic initiative within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), through the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), in collaboration with Transport Canada (TC). The NMTC initiative was developed to strengthen the safety of marine navigation in the Arctic, and to offer an efficient planning guide for present and future Arctic investments. Transportation corridors identified through this initiative will provide the Government of Canada the framework needed to better prioritize and deliver on its programs and services, including: nautical charts and products; aids to navigation; icebreaking services; and marine safety regulations. The corridors were generated and analyzed with a Geographic Information System (GIS) using two main data sources: the Automated Identification System (AIS) and CHS's nautical charts and publications. The geographic extent of the NMTC is defined as the Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Service Zone (NORDREG Zone) and the Mackenzie River. With close to 4 million km 2 of water in the Arctic and 162,000 km of coastline, surveying the Arctic to modern standards represents an enormous challenge to CHS. By adopting a corridor‐based approach, CHS and other government programs can prioritize their efforts on 12% of the Canadian Arctic waters. CHS currently has 32% of the NMTC adequately surveyed, with an additional 3% surveyed to modern standards. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Mackenzie river NORDREG Wiley Online Library Arctic Canada Mackenzie River Transactions in GIS 21 6 1085 1097 |
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Abstract The concept of the Northern Marine Transportation Corridors (NMTC) initiative was developed under the Government of Canada World‐Class Tanker Safety System Initiative (WCTSS). The NMTC is an interdepartmental Arctic initiative within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), through the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), in collaboration with Transport Canada (TC). The NMTC initiative was developed to strengthen the safety of marine navigation in the Arctic, and to offer an efficient planning guide for present and future Arctic investments. Transportation corridors identified through this initiative will provide the Government of Canada the framework needed to better prioritize and deliver on its programs and services, including: nautical charts and products; aids to navigation; icebreaking services; and marine safety regulations. The corridors were generated and analyzed with a Geographic Information System (GIS) using two main data sources: the Automated Identification System (AIS) and CHS's nautical charts and publications. The geographic extent of the NMTC is defined as the Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Service Zone (NORDREG Zone) and the Mackenzie River. With close to 4 million km 2 of water in the Arctic and 162,000 km of coastline, surveying the Arctic to modern standards represents an enormous challenge to CHS. By adopting a corridor‐based approach, CHS and other government programs can prioritize their efforts on 12% of the Canadian Arctic waters. CHS currently has 32% of the NMTC adequately surveyed, with an additional 3% surveyed to modern standards. |
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Northern marine transportation corridors: Creation and analysis of northern marine traffic routes in Canadian waters |
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Northern marine transportation corridors: Creation and analysis of northern marine traffic routes in Canadian waters |
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