Hydro International Columns

The catastrophic events following the Asian tsunami last Christmas have captured the world's attention. Governments and agencies are rushing to introduce a tsunami warning system mirroring the excelle...

It is clear Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are providing added value business solutions in the wider geomatics world; this may be seen reading the many articles in the Geomatics Information Ma...

Digital methods of data acquisition are now commonplace in most offshore survey techniques. One of the last operations still being performed with analogue technology is the recording of video signals ...

New Zealand is an island nation isolated in a huge ocean. To place it in context, we have a land mass roughly the size of Italy, a population of four million and the distance from Auckland to Sydney a...

The fast development of the aquaculture industry in Chile over the last decade has meant several undesirable effects on the environment and territorial organisation. This industry is producing revenue...

As the Gulf coast of the USA recovers, and preparation to rebuild progresses in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the nexus between science and management will be crucial to informed coastal decisio...

Surveying Extremes - the Southern Frontier - Extending the Geographic and Technological Boundaries, is the theme for the first HYDRO conference ever down under in New Zealand, in the city of Christchu...

Increasing global environmental awareness means that endeavours impacting any geographical area are subject to cumbersome processes in order to get clearance from government and, often, non-government...

This issue of Hydro international clearly demonstrates the level of effort and anticipation that is presently going into the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for offshore marine su...

Traditionally the hydrographer, interested primarily in measuring the precise depth for charting purposes, suppressed acoustic ‘noise’ in the water column; now we realise what the ‘noise’ can ...

It seems that whichever way I look nowadays I am surrounded by technology and data. Sometimes there is such a huge volume of data that it is inconceivable how anybody can comprehend the ciphers withou...

"It is on the Web" has become one of the most common responses that I hear whenever I ask for information about almost anything. The only problem with this has to be where on the Web? Typing the word ...

I work for the Japan Hydrographic Association (JHA). As some of you may know, I spent most of my career with the Hydrographic Office of Japan. The organisation that I work for is under the supervision...

There is at present a huge rise in the tasks and responsibilities of most national Hydrographic Offices (HOs) world-wide. Most governments require them to undertake work related to both national respo...

I was recently asked by Hydro international to answer, in the form of an Invited Reply, the question of why fewer people are choosing hydrographic surveying as a profession. Levels of students have di...