On 21 June each year the International Hydrographic Organization celebrates World Hydrography Day. The theme for 2012 is: ’International Hydrographic Co-operation – supporting safe navigation’. The IHO’s internationally recognised standards...

The Antwerp Maritime Academy (AMA) will be starting Belgium’s first postgraduate hydrography programme on 17 September 2012. The programme was established by the AMA in collaboration with Ghent University and...

Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Extended Continental Shelf offered ample opportunities for coastal states to ‘claim’ even bigger parts of...

An earthquake of unprecedented magnitude hit the east coast of Japan on 11 March 2011. A tsunami, a large wave caused by the earthquake, crashed into the ports and coastal...

Every year, Hydro International surveys the state of the hydrographic industry to gain a comprehensive understanding of the sector and the challenges it faces. The survey includes a series of...

A first prototype of the new and ambitious European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) will be launched in 2010. Hydrographic data will be an integral part of this large...

The second East Asia Hydrographic Symposium and Exhibition was held in the Legend Hotel in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on from 20 to 22 October 2009. The Symposium was opened by...

UK National Hydrographer Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff will be the Keynote Speaker at a one-day symposium on Hydrography & Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure organised by The Hydrographic Society UK's Southern...

This month’s theme led several readers to share some (mostly) happy memories with us… here are two of them. Scientific Beer Drinking One typical example of low-cost hydrography is measuring...

This month’s theme led several readers to share some (mostly) happy memories with us… here are two of them. Scientific Beer Drinking One typical example of low-cost hydrography is measuring...