S-101 is the new product specification for Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) datasets based on the overarching S-100 framework standard of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). The development of S-101 is...

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has revised its plan to phase out the production of paper navigation charts. The original plan, announced in July 2022, was to end the production...

C-MAP announces the releases of the first Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) covering Malaysian waters. Working in close cooperation with the Hydrographic Department of the Royal Malaysian Navy (HDRMN), C-MAP Malaysia...

Two member companies of ATECMAR , EADS Defence and Security Systems SA and SODENA (well known in the field of electronic chart systems) have just been awarded the contract for...

The Republic of Cabo Verde, an archipelago located 500km off the west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean, has taken a stride towards improving its hydrographic capacity by becoming...

For all their difficulty to learn, implement, fix, re-learn, and keep trying to fix, data standards have become essential to many aspects of our modern world. For almost 90 years,...

By Roosmarijn Haring   Safety of navigation is essential for the protection of lives and the environment. This is the basic premise of the United Nations (1974) proclamation entitled SOLAS...

Nautical charts are fundamental elements recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for the accurate depiction of lines of delimitation drawn in accordance with...

The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) is conducting a prototype development project for a print on demand service, intending to facilitate chart users ordering updated nautical charts from the Hydrographic Service....