With extended national jurisdiction offshore brought about by the coming into force of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), new territories have emerged that need to...

As pointed out by many preceding the French Hydrographic Office, SHOM, on the path of certification, the rapid growth of information systems and automation has often outpaced updating of procedures....

After completing a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physics in 1983, Dr Phil Chapple worked in a laboratory of the Australian Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO) where lasers...

Skilltrade together with STC started a new hydrographic surveying course in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) in line with the requirements as laid down by the IHO (International Hydrographic Office). The partnership...

The Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS) is a national multidisciplinary organisation representing geomatics professionals engaged in hydrography, geodesy, remote sensing, GIS, data management and cadastral surveying. In co-operation with...

Development of a vertical surface separation model will allow easier assimilation of land and maritime data sources, resulting in seamless vertical data. The future possibilities of having data that can...

The EU Transport Council decision on 26 March marked a major milestone for Galileo. Though a great relief for all actors involved, in essence, this decision only set the beginning...

To support the production and maintenance of navigational charts, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) receives large quantities of bathymetric data from a great number of sources. This data is...

In common with all sciences, hydrography too is undergoing rapid change with regard to data acquisition and processing, instrumentation, application and many other aspects. Differing ideas may be found within...

As of March 2003 the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) received its ISO 9001:2000 Management System Certificate from Det Norske Veritas Certification AS. This paper sheds some light on the reasons...