SORTYP

Attribute: Source Type

Alpha code: SORTYP

Camel case: sourceType

Attribute type: Simple

Data type: Enumeration

Expected input:

ID Meaning INT 1 M-4

1 law and regulations

2 official publication

3 ((deleted)) national law or regulation

4 ((deleted)) publication issued by a national administration

5 ((deleted)) local law or regulation

6 ((deleted)) publication issued by a local administration

7 mariner report, confirmed

8 mariner report, not confirmed

9 industry publications and reports

10 remotely sensed images

11 photographs

12 products issued by HO services

13 news media

14 traffic data

Definitions:

1 treaty, convention, or international agreement; law or regulation issued by a national or other authority

2 publication not having the force of law, issued by an international organisation or a national or local administration

3 ((deleted)) legislative or administrative law or regulation passed by a national government or national regulatory agency or authority

4 ((deleted)) publication including graphics and charts issued by a national administration

5 ((deleted)) legislative and administrative law or regulation passed by a national sub-division, for example a state, province, or local government or sub-national regulatory agency or authority

6 ((deleted)) publication including graphics and charts issued by a local administration, such as local government or port authority

7 reported by mariner(s) and confirmed by another source

8 reported by mariner(s) but not confirmed

9 shipping and other industry publication including graphics and charts and web sites

10 information obtained from satellite images

11 information obtained from photographs

12 information obtained from products issued by Hydropgrahic Offices

13 information obtained from news media

14 information obtained from the analysis of traffic data

Remarks:

Distinction:

Justification:
New attribute

Comments:

Raphael spent some time puzzling over how to classify a rule or regulation issued by a shipping administration, NOAA, or USCG, but not itself an Act of Congress. This might not fit in the existing list, depending on what encoders and mariners understand to be the meaning of “law”.

• If SNPWG discussed and answered this question the result should be recorded in the terms and definitions.

• Otherwise, we can define “national law” to include both legislation and administrative law like rules and regulations issued by national shipping administrations and agencies like NOAA, etc. (and similarly for local law).

• Alternatively, we can add “national rule or regulation” and “local rule or regulation”. Perhaps also “international rule or regulation” if necessary.

Also, the distinction between “publication” vs. law should be defined and may be affected by whatever is decided for the above question. For example, is information taken from the US Code of Federal Regulations or SeeSchStrO “publication issued by national administration”, “national law”, or “national rule or regulation”? If the answer to questions like that is different for different countries, we should make a list so as to minimize the likelihood of misinterpretations, which may mean adding terms.

  Number 9 was added based on David's feedback.

  Further discussion points are 
  #information obtained from satellite images; sounds reasonable
  #information from the internet; some concerns because this information should be based on one 
   value from the list and it is only a question of time to confirm or not confirm the information 

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Raphael	others	Jens
Y/N	others Y/N	Y/N