Twenty years ago, Norcom Technology first began to develop their bespoke software for the hydrographic industry. The company started by Phil Harris in 1986 employed just one other computer programmer,...

This paper describes the development of a web spatial image server used for sharing huge sets of georeferenced coastal orthophotos on the web via an easy visualisation interface. Traditional cartography...

A B$9.5 million project for the delivery of Brunei's national Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) was officially contracted end of April 2007 during a signing ceremony between the Ministry of Development...

Safe Software’s FME 2007 includes Spatial ETL capability for raster data from now on. The new version provides raster and vector integration capability and facilitates GIS professionals to work with...

The availability of various sensors and sophisticated technology providing digital data means that today’s hydrographers must attune to the idea that the final products should be available in a hydrographic...

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...

When a hurricane, a tsunami, or other disaster occurs, one of the first and most critical challenges facing effective disaster response is rapid access to accurate spatial data. Safe Software...

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...

Safe Softwar's FME spatial ETL (extract, transform, and load) platform will support the spatial data capabilities made available in the SQL Server 2008 November Community Technology Preview (CTP). In the...

Site investigation surveys involving hydrographic or geotechnical data acquisition often generate high volumes of data and require handling through specialist software packages. The combination of volume of data and variety...