The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will highlight the most recent developments to its new Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) at SMM Hamburg 2008. UKHO will also launch the Admiralty...

Odom Hydrographic Systems has presented the ES3-M, a portable, beam-forming multi-beam that incorporates the best features of products from two industry leaders in one compact package.   The result of...

CARIS has announced the worldwide availability of S-57 Composer desktop software for electronic chart production. S-57 Composer represents the future in desktop production of S-57 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC), Additional...

He started his career as a meteorologist, became head of the computer section of the ‘Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut’ (DHI) in 1970 and was responsible for IT affairs, which brought him...

Italy is the first nation officially to adopt ECS systems - other than ECDIS - as equivalent standard to paper charts. The approved ECS systems, as defined by issued standard,...

The Japan Hydrographic Department began developing a computer-aided production process about twenty years ago, but this proved difficult due to limitations in computer technology. Subsequent progress in this area has...

SevenCs GmbH have announced that its ENC digitising software is available as freeware by the end of January 2008. First introduced in 1997, the ENC Designer is in use by...

An electronic chart service designed to ease paper chart users into the digital age will be showcased by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) at the Marintec China show. The Admiralty...

For his contribution to technological innovation and the development of the electronic chart, not only was Helmut Lanziner awarded the Transport Canada Marine Safety Award in May of 2005, but...

CARIS has announced a workshop series called Ping to Chart World Tour 2006. This World Tour will be a unique series of five-day hands-on CARIS software training workshops that cover...