Harbour information

"Harbour Information" product contains 13 object classes, the acronyms used are those of IHO standard S-57 - International Hydrographic Organization – (https://iho.int/):

• Berth (BERTHS): place in which a ship is moored at wharf
• Isolated building localizing a harbour office (BUISGL)
• Checkpoint (CHKPNT)
• Crane (CRANES)
• Floating dock (FLODOC): floating structure of one or more sections which can be partly submerged by controlled flooding to receive a vessel, then raised by pumping out the water so that the vessel's bottom can be exposed for maintenance.
• Gridiron (GRIDRN): structure in the intertidal zone serving as a support for vessels at low tide to permit work on the exposed portion of the vessel's hull.
• Harbour area (HRBARE) : administrative area of a port, including all docking and handling facilities, as well as short-term storage facilities.
• Harbour facility (HRBFAC)
• Hulk (HULKES) : hull of a wrecked or condemned ship, from which the fittings and superstructure have usually been removed, which is moored in a permanent position or grounded.
• Oil barrier (OILBAR)
• Pilot boarding place (PILBOP)
• Rescue station (RSCSTA)
• Small craft facility (SMCFAC) Detailed definitions of each of these object classes can be found in the S-57 standard (https://iho.int/en/standards-and-specifications). An online catalog is available at http://www.s-57.com/. Some of the symbols used for display on data.shom.fr portal have been adapted from icons from the OpenSeaMap open library (https://github.com/OpenNauticalChart/).