Louis Maltais is the Director of Navigation-Geospatial Services and Support at the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) in Ottawa. He has played a significant role in the development of early S-100 product specifications and has been actively involved in various International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) working groups and committees. Louis is also the current chair of the Canadian interdepartmental S-100 committee and serves as the head of delegation at the Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee of the IHO.