C-MAP announces the releases of the first Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) covering Malaysian waters. Working in close cooperation with the Hydrographic Department of the Royal Malaysian Navy (HDRMN), C-MAP Malaysia...

Global warming, climate change, rising sea levels and increased commercial exploitation of the seabed and sea space are important global indicators of a changing world environment. A crucial role is...

A growing problem exists with forward-deployed electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) in obtaining and updating geospatial data(electronic nautical charts). This problem is commonly referred to as distributing geospatial...

There were three major overlapping phases in Mike Eaton’s career: Arctic developments in the Canadian Hydrographic Service, positioning systems development while at the Bedford Institute and electronic chart development after...

Port Hercule in the Principality of Monaco has been extended, in 2002, with a floating breakwater and a counter-jetty which have considerably augmented the reception capabilities of it. The vocation...

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...

France has been providing hydrographic services on behalf of Monaco for 160 years. This article describes this partnership from the early days of systematic surveying to the present state of...

This article is based on the results of a new studyThe AUV Gamechanger Report 2008-2017published by Douglas-Westwood Ltd. This report aims to consider the prospects for this game-changing technology and...

Many hydrographers consider the Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry Estimator (CUBE) algorithm a useful aid in processing bathymetric data and ‘measuring’ survey quality. This paper discusses extending the use of CUBE...