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...

The Canadian Hydrographic Association has elected Mr. George P. McFarlane as president 2007-2009. George is a commissioned Ontario Land Surveyor and Canada Lands Surveyor as well as an Ontario Land...

Kongsberg Norcontrol IT will supply the Vessel Traffic Service scheme for the Øresund Sound area, where the Øresund Bridge links Denmark and Sweden. The Swedish Maritime Administration and the Royal...

The German certification authority Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) has awarded type approval to Northrop Grumman Corporationfor its Sperry Marine VoyageMaster II Voyage Data Recorder (VDR). The BSH type...

Hydroacoustics (also: HAI), developers of the all-new Proteus ROV, have signed RUCO as its exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom. The Proteus ROV is the first vehicle designed and manufactured...

BAE Systems launched its new autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Talisman at Oceanology International 2006. The Talisman System, developed by BAE Systems in the UK, is a latest-generation modular multi-role...

INDUS has won a contract from the EPA's Office of Water valued in excess of US$10 million dollars over five years. INDUS will provide systems support to key Office of...

Demand globally for the wide range of services offered by Fugro GEOS has led to the company conducting an intensive recruitment campaign. Dr Jill Bradon has joined the company as...

The Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) is developing a large underwater apparatus to investigate new frontiers in astrophysical research. The NEutrino Mediterranean Observatory, NEMO, consists of a 3D-array...

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...