The Italian Hydrographic Institute (IIM), perched high above the city of Genoa in Forte San Giorgio, has been the official nautical charting agency of the Italian Navy since being founded...

Print-on-Demand is a challenge that the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute (IHPT) is facing with the purpose of providing a more efficient and versatile Nautical Chart service. This article describes the technical...

The seventh CoastGIS Conference was held at the University of Wollongong, Australia in July. Previous conferences have been held in Ireland, Scotland (twice), France, Canada and Italy. This was the...

The French Hydrographic Office (SHOM) uses remotely sensed visible imagery for the cartography of atolls and reefs. It is considered as an efficient and relatively inexpensive method to collect information...

New members The IHO is pleased to welcome Qatar as 79th Member State of the IHO. XVIIth International Hydrographic Conference Clearly the most important event in the life of the...

ESRI has launched Mapping Center, a new website that helps users learn about cartographic concepts and best practices for mapmaking with ArcGIS. The site is designed to provide quick answers...

New Zealand is a small country located in a vast ocean. Its hydrographic responsibilities cover 18 million square kilometres reaching from the shores of Antarctica to the Tokelaus and from...

Almost a year ago (June 2005), Google Earth was launched and drew a lot of attention (‘fantastic’, ‘exciting’) both from the GI-specialists as from the general public. Google Earth was...

News Russian Northern Sea Ports The Hydrographic Society of Russia together with the Russian Geographical Society and the St. Petersburg Society of Geodesy and Cartography held a ‘round table’ on...

This year’s conference of the German Hydrographic Society took place in the north eastern German city of Stralsund from 7-9 June 2004. As Senator Velguth, representing the city«s Mayor, said...