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...

US Hydro 2007 Conference takes place this month in Norfolk, Virginia, organised by the Hydrographic Society of America. It will be the eleventh event of its kind, celebrating the two...

In conjunction with Ocean Business 2007, the conference Offshore Survey 2007 is organised. Adam Kerr followed the lectures and reports about them. After the coffee break, the programme turned to...

Integral components of a swathe bathymetry system are the motion and heading sensors. The current trend is to offer a system that combines both components in one package, either as...

Low-budget Hydrography is the theme of this issue. Realising that different players in hydrography will have differing opinions on various aspects of low-budget hydrography and interested in exploring these divergent...

Ms Murray joined Oceonics (the forerunner of Seatronics) in 1981. It was here that she got her first taste of business in the hydrographic Industry, specifically in the sales environment....

iXSea has signed a deal with MetOcean Engineers Pty Ltd (MetOcean), Western Australia for fifty OCEANO 2500 Universal acoustic releases. MetOcean Engineers Pty Ltd (MetOcean) is a consultancy company providing...

General Acoustics has won a comparison test with its LOG_aLevel tide and wave gauge against fifteen different level sensors. The test was ordered by Rijkswaterstaat (RIZA) in The Netherlands and...

Google Earth and its related layer language Keyhole Markup Language (KML) have taken the mapping world by storm. Combining an approachable user interface, high-quality satellite imagery, and free cost (for...

With extended national jurisdiction offshore brought about by the coming into force of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), new territories have emerged that need to...