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...

Naval hydrographic schools are fine examples of educational institutions holding old traditions of academic excellence and being in the vanguard of new technological developments. They have to supply ...

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...

The MEH Project in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore will serve as a global information infrastructure prototype, enabling precision navigation, enhanced environmental information management and tr...

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...

The resolution of object detection in the world’s oceans has increased exponentially during the past century, supporting engineering design of complex seafloor structures and leading to new sci...

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...

With the launch of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) later this year we bid a fond farewell to The Hydrographic Society (THS). Earlier this year, I attended the EGM of The ...

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...

When I was asked to write an Insider’s View article for this issue, in my mind I thought that it might benefit a lot of institutions planning to offer hydrographic courses if I shared my experiences...

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...

The offshore industry has a range of standards in common use. As survey contractors/subcontractors, how far should we aim for standardisation in the work we do and how much scope should we leave for d...