The recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean had a crippling effect on the National Hydrographic Office of Sri Lanka (NHO), which operates under the auspices of the National Aquatic Resources...

Remote Sensing Ð this month's theme - has different definitions. In this issue are articles that describe both active and passive systems in which the sensor and the object are...

Although not fitting into the traditional biennial series of well-known HYDRO Conferences and Exhibitions, the year 2003 will nevertheless see a 'Hydro 2003' Hydrographic Conference and Exhibition. This time it...

The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has and will be utilising airborne LIDAR bathymetry in connection with the ongoing effort to modernise the maritime infrastructure along the Norwegian coast. This article...

In the last half century Hydrography has grown from a Government commitment, solely for the purpose of producing nautical charts and information for safe navigation, into a science indispensable to...

In her July/August 1999 issue Hydro international (HI) interviewed Captain Andy Armstrong. The interview was focused on New Approaches, Products and Technology in NOAA. Captain Armstrong announced his move to...

On 8th October 1993, with the introduction of the Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) flown in a Fokker F-27 aircraft, the Australian Hydrographic Service could claim to be among the...

Optech Incorporated develops, manufactures and supports advanced, Lidar-based survey solutions. Established in 1974 as a privately held, Canadian-owned research and development firm, Optech was originally an offshoot of research conducted...

A graduate of the US Naval Academy, Vice-Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr. has masters and doctoral degrees in applied mathematics from Harvard University. Before joining NOAA he was president and...

US HYDRO 2005 was the tenth in the well-known series of Hydrographic conferences, workshops and exhibitions that alternate between the United States and Canada. It was this year organised and...