Traditionally, hydrographic data was used mainly for nautical charts. Hydrographic surveys are costly, and data should be used beyond navigation. Some have developed centralised hydrographic databases, but their only purpose...

DEME, Belgium, has commissioned TerraStar GNSS’s TerraStar-D Precise Point Positioning (PPP) service to support the worldwide near-shore operations of its multifunctional fleet of dredgers and auxiliary vessels. Operating in conjunction...

OceanWise, UK, has addressed the challenge of combining the fragmented features present in nautical charting and existing chart-derived products. Customers who have migrated to OceanWise’s innovative Marine Themes dataset will...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) acquires hydrographic data around the coasts of the US and its territories using in-house surveys and contracting resources. Hydrographic data are primarily collected...

Independent marine data management and publishing specialist OceanWise Ltd (UK) has established off-the-shelf marine mapping datasets including Raster Charts and the vector dataset Marine Themes. To accompany the datasets, OceanWise...

During the CEDA Dredging Days, which were held from 12 to 13 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi (UAE), the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented its 28th Best Paper...

The IADC Board has awarded the 2012 Safety Award to DEME NV for its implementation of a new company-wide safety awareness programme, CHILD. CHILD (Colleagues, Help Injuries to Leave DEME)...

Successful Workshop in Antwerp Harbour The workshop themed ‘Reference Frames and Geodesy in the North Sea’ attracted nearly 70 members of the Hydrographic Society Benelux who headed for the small...

Edward Davey, the UK's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, travelled to Orkney in October 2012. During his two-day trip, the Lib-Dem Minister saw Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd’s...

Seamless coverage from land, to shallow water, to sea bottom Leica Geosystems and its subsidiary Airborne Hydrography AB (AHAB) develop and sell airborne Lidar survey systems for bathymetric and topographic...