The implementation of the new IHO hydrographic geospatial standard for marine data and information, the S-100 product family, presents significant challenges that require coordination between the IHO, the industry involved...

Julià Talaya holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics. He has worked for ICGC for 32 years in various management roles, including GNSS positioning, aerial surveys, remote sensing and cartography. He...

Subsea Europe Services has opened a new R&D centre at its premises in the Ocean Technology Campus Rostock. The new department is led by Frank Niemeyer and has been established...

U.S. oceanographic research centre Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has chosen deepwater positioning technology from Sonardyne for its new, state-of-the-art scientific flagship the RV David Packard. The 50 m-long...

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) of the Philippines. The two parties will work...

Italo Oliveira Ferreira is a professor in Geomatic Engineering at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV). He is a geomatic engineer with a Master’s and Doctorate in Spatial Information (Geodesy...

Laura Coelho de Andrade is a geomatic engineer. She is a Master’s student in Spatial Information (Geodesy and Hydrography) at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV). She is also a...

Since the 1970s, remote sensing has increasingly been used to conduct underwater surveys. Several methodologies are employed in hydrographic surveying, from direct techniques such as probing rods to more sophisticated...

We asked five experts for their views on the trends and developments in bathymetric data, as this is and will continue to be the backbone of hydrographic surveying with echosounders,...

SeaTrac Systems has announced the sale and delivery of one of its SP-48 persistent uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) to an elite geosciences team at Princeton University. Working with long-time collaborator...