Digital Video: The Challenges
media

Digital Video: The Challenges

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 ...

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Cat A Hydro or Cat A Carto
IHO

Cat A Hydro or Cat A Carto

For many years we have been familiar with the term ‘Cat A’ or ‘Cat B’, referring respectively to International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) A...

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Making a Wider Contribution
students

Making a Wider Contribution

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 ...

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It Is on the Web

It Is on the Web

"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 ...

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A Top-down Approach
navigation

A Top-down Approach

Many international organisations and individuals have been aware of the dire need for the improvement of navigational services to shipping in many parts of the developing world. The lack of these serv...

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Towards ECDIS Mandatory Carriage
ECDIS

Towards ECDIS Mandatory Carriage

The International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) are co-operating very closely to take appropriate action for the mandatory carriage of ECDIS to incr...

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Calling All ECDIS Stakeholders
ECDIS

Calling All ECDIS Stakeholders

The IMO is considering a phased programme to make the carriage of ECDIS compulsory. This could mean that certain vessels be required to carry ECDIS from as early as 2008. In my view, this is the key t...

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The Use and Misuse of Nautical Charts
Chart

The Use and Misuse of Nautical Charts

My colleague Peter Johnson presented a paper at this year’s Canadian Hydrographic Conference explaining how Australia is implementing Zones of Confidence in its charts. The Zones of Confidence (ZOC)...

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Sir, Can I Use My ECDIS Now?
ECDIS

Sir, Can I Use My ECDIS Now?

July 2002 signalled a significant milestone in the long, tortuous life of ECDIS. It was the month that ECDIS was formally recognised (and specifically mentioned) in SOLAS Chapter V. It should have bee...

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