As the world’s reliance on offshore energy sources grows, the use of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) emerges as a promising solution for safeguarding vulnerable offshore platforms. This article exp...

Underwater positioning with USBL can be accurate in favourable environments. However, it’s often perceived as less precise than land-based positioning. Maintaining high accuracy during mobilization ...

The implementation of the new IHO hydrographic geospatial standard for marine data and information, the S-100 product family, presents significant challenges that require coordination between the IHO,...

The Denmark Depth Model (DDM) is a digital bathymetric model covering Denmark’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It was developed based on hundreds of bathymetric survey datasets and historical source...

The life of a hydrographic planner used to be easy: you had a survey vessel from which (at least in nautical cartography) you deployed a number of survey boats (often sloops) with a simple sensor suit...

Much remains unknown about the benthic ecosystem that the blue economy depends on, and improved benthic habitat mapping is key to the sustainable development of the blue economy. While remote sensing ...

The impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on daily life in Kiribati and the Pacific region can also be felt in the hydrographic profession. In this interview, Tion Uriam, the national coordinat...

In this interview, Dr Gunathilaka, chair of FIG Commission 4 (2023–2026), discusses challenges and opportunities in the hydrographic industry. He emphasizes the need to attract and motivate young ta...

This year saw the first Exail Maritime Users Conference. Exail, you say, who are they? Exail is a new company that was formed by the merger between ECA and iXblue. From the perspective of the hydrogra...

Rough conditions at sea can result in lost cargo, man overboard or even the sinking of vessels. The Netherlands Coastguard, supported by the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), the Centra...

In this short Q&A, Jurgen Beerens, director of strategy and business development at Deep BV, a leading international engineering company specializing in hydrography, marine geophysics and oceanography...

The role of women in hydrography is increasing worldwide. In 2022, NOAA participated in the international Empowering Women in Hydrography (EWH) programme initiated by Canada and the International Hydr...

Map the Gaps is cultivating and empowering a growing network of professionals, organizations and communities working together to create new ways for interacting with, understanding and protecting the ...

Over the years, hydrography has experienced several revolutions, both in terms of technology and standards, which culminated in November 2022 in the IMO adopting a Resolution on Performance Standards ...