Mapping the subsea forests of the Mediterranean
What is the best image classification technique to optimize maps so that effective action can be taken to conserve seagrass meadows? The distribution of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows has been...
What is the best image classification technique to optimize maps so that effective action can be taken to conserve seagrass meadows? The distribution of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows has been...
When the Dutch government and research institutions wanted to monitor how waves and currents would affect the pioneering use of artificial sand banks to protect a levee in a non-tidal...
An estimated 600,000 tons of abandoned fishing gear ends up in the oceans every year. According to the United Nations, some 380,000 marine mammals are killed each year, either by ingesting this fishing gear or being caught in it. Mary T. Crowly of the Ocean Voyages Institute describes how GPS trackers are being used to mark the ghost nets. An estimated 600,000 tons of abandoned fishing gear ends up in the oceans every year. According to the United Nations, some 380,000 marine mammals are killed each year, either by...
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is to repeat its successful series of free technical seminars at Marintec 2019. The ‘A Future with ECDIS’ sessions will explore the latest developments...
C-MAP, a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping has released new C-MAP Reveal charts, featuring views of the seafloor. This cartography offers all the navigation data and capabilities...
From Ocean Business 2019, the international trade show last week in Southampton, UK, Hemisphere GNSS, Inc. (Hemisphere) announced the signing of a strategic distribution agreement with Oceaneering International, Inc. This agreement...
OceanWise’ intelligent marine mapping data is now accessible to students in Further and Higher Education across the British Isles via Digimap, the online map and data delivery service provided by...
NOAA’s Marine Chart Division (MCD) is currently revising production efforts using an ‘ENC-first’ approach to provide seamless and tiled geographic coverage. Currently, ENC production workflows within MCD require cartographers to...
Mapping the world’s oceans is a tremendous task that would benefit from a prioritization strategy. In this article, an in-depth presentation of one such approach is given: GIS-based analysis that...
It is a long and fruitful tradition to consider emergent technologies as a driving force for progression in hydrographic appliances. The latest arrival on the scene is blockchain. While this technology...
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