ECDIS has been standardised by the IHO in Special Publications No. 57 (S57) and No. 52 (S52) and is established in coastal and open sea areas. The S57 standard covers...

Imagine piloting a 398m container ship into port TODAY using an ENC updated with survey data collected YESTERDAY. Isn’t this order of turnaround time the ultimate dream of any ENC...

Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) recognises the need to improve its processes for data management and product creation to meet the high standards expected by the hydrographic community. From a task...

Mariscope has moved to a new facility in the town of Gettorf (near Kiel), Germany. Mariscope Meerestechnik has been involved in ROV and marine technology manufacturing for 22 years and...

The Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy (HOPN) is making the move to a database-driven production solution with CARIS HPD. HPD will enable HOPN to update product-specific features and make...

The International Centre for ENCs (IC-ENC) was set up in 2002 with a remit to assist Hydrographic Offices in harmonising the production and distribution of high-quality ENCs. This is achieved...

The Norwegian seismic survey company Dolphin Geophysical has recently christened a new high-capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess. She entered into steady production for TGS in the Barents Sea on 14...

New manufacturing techniques and streamlined product design are enabling Teledyne TSS to deliver new gyro compasses in less than six weeks. High demand combined with the complexity and precision manufacture...

Hydrographic Offices (HOs) all over the world are going digital in their production environment. New shipboard equipment and improved display techniques embrace all the latest technologies in the interests of...