Digital Incubator

Digital Incubator

The Open Digital Incubator Initiatve

The Open Digital Incubator Initiative (ODI) is a collaboration on a test framework focusing on standardized digital services for the maritime domain.


Intended Purpose

The overall purpose of ODI is as follows:

  • Implement technical services based on mature draft specifications from various international organizations (most notably IALA)
  • Conduct tests of said services
  • Provide feedback to relevant international organizations (most notably IALA)

Initiative Partners

EPD (E-navigation Prototype Display)

Bridge system that will be able to consume various services being developed

MCP demonstrator

GMDRT (Global Maritime Digital Route Transition) coordinator

 

Open source application for provisioning AtoN services and MCP demonstrator

Open source application for Navigational Warnings

Develop VTS services

Platfrom TBD

Providing several services based on standardized route exchange formats

Responsible for Navigational Warnings in the Baltic Sea

Founder of the Sea Traffic management concept

Providing VDES connectivity for various technical services

Operational MCP identity service provider and working on various service specifications, in particular route exchange

Working on service specification and implementation of Navigational Warnings

Working on MCP and service specifications and provisioniing

Guidelines

Many different kinds of digital services could be considered for the ODI – however, initially the services considered will be Technical Services associated with Maritime Services in the context of e-navigation as defined by IMO.

Furthermore, the initial suite of services will follow the following guidelines:

As platform for authentication and service discoverability (as described in G1161) – the Maritime Connectivity Platform will be used. Other components of the ODI may change over time depending on which services are being tested.

Over time, the digital incubator may have the potential to become reference implementations of digital/technical services. Software components of the ODI should all be open source.