For some years now EMODnet has been creating access to marine data sources. The long-term aim of EMODnet is to unlock the wealth of marine observations and data in Europe that are...

ASV (headquartered in the UK) is a pioneer in the world of Autonomous Surface Vehicles. It discovered the potential of vessels that do not need man-power on board for various tasks...

You have heard of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), but you might not have heard of the SROV yet. The S stands for Surveyor, meaning that the SROV Surveyor Interceptor is the firs...

Canadian Lidar company Teledyne Optech originated in 1974 as a spin-off from Allan Carswell’s research at York University in Toronto, where he had initiated one of the first...

Sonardyne is an organisastion at the forefront of acoustic, inertial, sonar and optical subsea technology development. It takes vision, a sustained focus on research and developmen...

Nigeria is a country that plays an important role for the African continent, even though this is not at all times apparent. It has quite a lot of offshore activity and its ports ha...

Work is ongoing in Central America to increase the capacity of the Panama Canal to accommodate more and larger vessels transiting from the Atlantic Ocean via the Caribbean Sea to t...

A national hydrographer with a longstanding experience – that’s how we can describe Captain Abri Kampfer from South Africa. It is a country with interesting characteristics and wit...

Chief scientist and Oceanographer Dawn Wright has taken a leading role within Esri over the past few years pushing the possibilities of GIS in the hydrographic and oceanographic wo...

The Spanish Hydrographer, a gentleman from Madrid with extensive seafaring experience, defends the use of Spanish within the IHO and is proud that the work of the Hydrographic Inst...

Commodore Romeo Ho, who recently retired as head of the Hydrographic Branch of NAMRIA Philippines and has been succeeded by Captain Jacinto Montero Cablayan, shows how a National H...

After a string of acquisitions and mergers in the last few years, QPS, as part of the HITT group of companies, became part of the Swedish Saab group more than a year ago. Dutch fou...

HafenCity University in Hamburg is one of the most thriving European Universities with a Specialisation in Hydrography. Professor Markéta Pokorná has been named professor of hydrog...

With the recent takeover of Sweden-based Airborne Hydrography, Leica Geosystems is set to gain a stronger foothold in the hydrographic market. Hydro International interviewed Jürge...

The RIEGL laser scanner company has been innovating laser scanning technology for more than 30 years. The equipment can be found in the most remote and even challenging locations a...

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Hydrographic surveying still requires skilled people. The profession itself is carried out across the world and performed in different fields. Whether the profession involves envir...

Since the introduction of the IMO resolution on having ECDIS systems on board Solas vessels the demand on technological advancements on ECDIS systems has grown. Dr. Nikolay Lebedev...

This article is fully available at http://member.hydro-international.com/. Surveying a coastline of 102,000km and sea surface of 2.3 million km2 to make safe navigation possible i...

The field of geodesy is undergoing a revolutionary change. The developments of the last few decades have altered the views and work of professional surveyors, researchers and devel...

The full feature is online at http://member.hydro-international.com/. Please subscribe for free using the Subscribe button in the left hand column. Peter Harris outlines how hydrog...

Robert Ward took over the presidency of the IHO from Vice Admiral Alexandros Maratos in September. President Ward was elected by the Member States of the Organisation at their five...