Naval hydrographic schools are fine examples of educational institutions holding old traditions of academic excellence and being in the vanguard of new technological developments. They have to supply officers for...

The world is turning more to electronics, which in marine technology is visible when considering the change from paper charts to electronic charts. Dr Giuseppe Carnevali was early in adopting...

Students studying or researching in a maritime discipline can look forward to be awarded by the Annual Education Award of the Australasian Hydrographic Society. This award supports capacity building in...

China has more than 900 lakes, some 5,800 rivers, of which five are very large, an 18,000km-long coastline and more than 6,000 islands in about 3.50 million square kilometres of...

The Indian Naval Hydrographic Department hosts the XXVII International Cartographic Association Conference from 21 to 23 November 2007 at Visakhapatnam (AP, India). Theme will be Coartography for Coastal Management, covering...

Optimare Sensorsysteme AG, based in Bremerhaven (Germany) has taken delivery of nine operational and planning versions of TheMAP 210 Electronic Chart Systems manufactured by Chartworx Holland BV. Six of these...

Claudios Ptolemaios (to use the Greek version of his name), the greatest geographer of ancient times and the father of our geography, was a scholar who lived in Alexandria, Egypt....

News Hydrographer’s Day 13 October is the Hydrographer’s Day in Russia and members of the Hydrographic Society of Russia in celebrate it. This year, the day was special because it...

Education Award 2008 The Australasian Hydrographic Society offers an Annual Education Award of AUD 2,500. The award is open to students studying or researching in any maritime discipline including, but...

The Australasian Hydrographic Society offers an Annual Education Award of AUD $ 2,500. The award is open to students studying or researching in any maritime discipline including, but not limited...