TCarta Marine, a global provider of hydrospatial products and services, is expanding its involvement in the Seabed 2030 project. The initiative aims to map the entire ocean floor by 2030,...

A new paper published in 'Scientific Data' presents the ‘CoastTrain’ dataset, a collection of orthomosaic and satellite images of coastal environments along with corresponding labels. The dataset includes 1.2 billion...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracted NV5 Geospatial to define the shoreline in an extremely complex area of south-east Alaska as part of the NGS Coastal Mapping Program....

The ‘Umi-no-Chizu’ (‘Map of the Sea’) project will use aerial measurement to map 90% of Japan’s shallow coastal waters (to a depth of 20m). This is a joint project by...

R-evolution has been awarded a contract to supply multidimensional intelligent mapping services of The Bahamas’ seabed. The services are part of a larger initiative to enable the island nation to...

Hydrographers are increasingly aware of the added value that a Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) scanner can bring to bathymetry survey operations. The Teledyne Optech Polaris Laser Scanner, for example,...

The ship that sent an iceberg warning to the RMS Titanic before the ocean liner sank has been identified in the Irish Sea. Using state-of-the art multibeam sonar, researchers at Bangor...

Since the 1970s, remote sensing has increasingly been used to conduct underwater surveys. Several methodologies are employed in hydrographic surveying, from direct techniques such as probing rods to more sophisticated...

To understand coastal change and anticipate what our future coast will look like, scientists carry out regular field surveys in the form of beach profiles and digital elevation models (DEMs)....

Morro Bay, a shallow coastal estuary located near San Luis Obispo, California, supports an abundance of wildlife and is home to a vibrant outdoor community. However, changes – such as sedimentation...