Teledyne CARIS’ Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) has been successfully implemented as the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) production system. This replaces the previously used legacy software employed by SMA for the...

SBG Systems has taken a major step in the surveying industry by unveiling Qinertia, its in-house post-processing software, at the Ocean Business show (UK). After the survey, this full-feature software...

As a part of its mission to ensure safe navigation, the Estonian Maritime Administration identifies possible navigational hazards in Estonian waters, including potentially dangerous wrecks. Some of these wrecks, especially...

During the first IHO Assembly taking place from 24 to 28 April 2017 in Monaco, the represented Member States will elect the new Secretary-General and Directors. The nominees present themselves...

During the first IHO Assembly taking place from 24 to 28 April 2017 in Monaco, the represented Member States will elect the new Secretary-General and Directors. The nominees present themselves...

During the first IHO Assembly taking place from 24 to 28 April 2017 in Monaco, the represented Member States will elect the new Secretary-General and directors. There are currently nine candidates....

NOAA invites public comment on the recently released National Charting Plan. Comments are due by midnight on 1 June 2017. The National Charting Plan is a strategy to improve NOAA...

With HIPS and SIPS and the Bathy DataBASE (BDB) suites of products being closely aligned, the BDB 4.3 release follows hot on the heels of HIPS and SIPS 10.2. These...

Seaports, waterways and climate are inextricably linked. Weather anomalies change bottom contours and destroy aids to navigation, compromising safety. In the past decade, maritime applications, maturing marine technologies and crowdsourcing...

Martin Jakobsson is the vice chairman of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) Guiding Committee and Chairman of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO). He...