| 17/05/2013 |
 Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. has completed negotiations with the University of Washington’s Center for Commercialisation to obtain the sole rights to produce, market and continue the development of Seaglider technology. iRobot had a licence however the company halted the maritime activities. Kongsberg Underwater Technology reckons the Seaglider technology offers interesting perspectives. Also, co-operation with existing Seaglider users will be initiated. »» 0 comment(s)
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| 16/05/2013 |
 On 15 May 2013, RIEGL won the Geospatial World Award in the category Geospatial Technology Innovation Surveying at the Geospatial World Forum Conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for the RIEGL VQ-820-G. According to RIEGL, the device is the first ‘tightly coupled’, shallow water, land and smart echo waveform Lidar sensor. The topo-hydrographic scanner demonstrated its ability during several live demonstrations over the course of the last few months. »» 0 comment(s)
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NOAA Office of Coast Survey has released a new nautical chart for the Arctic, which will help mariners navigate the Bering Strait. Chart 16190 (Bering Strait North) incorporates precise depth measurements acquired recently by NOAA Ship Fairweather hydrographic surveys. In the former charts, many of the old charted depths were from 1950 and provided incomplete information about the depths or possible hazards on the sea floor. »» 0 comment(s)
At the XVIIIth IHC in April 2012, it was decided to hold an extraordinary IHC to cover, amongst other emerging items revision of the capacity building strategy and assessment; a report on C-55 and a progress report on electronic charting. The 5th Extraordinary International Hydrographic Conference (EIHC) is to be held from 6 to 10 October 2014 in Monaco and there is an option for companies to display. 
