Hydrospatial could be described as that portion of geospatial knowledge infrastructure that addresses the hydrosphere, and hydrospatial technologies support navigation, economic development, stability, security and defence, resilience and scientific research....

Mapping shallow, nearshore areas can be a challenging job. The waters along coasts and islands are important to human activities, but when it comes to mapping these areas there is...

Gabriel Joyal is a geomatics researcher specialized in coastal and marine geomatics at the Center for geomatics of Quebec, a college centre for applied R&D and technology transfer. He holds...

Agung Syetiawan is a researcher in the Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia. He received his Master’s degree in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. His research...

With the ever-increasing and affordable availability of capacity and computing power to process and store data, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in marine geomatics, ocean sciences and hydrography is...

Hydro International spoke to five leading experts about the present and future of the hydrographic industry. In this interview, Eric Langlois (International Federation of Hydrographic Societies) focuses on the next...

The 32km-long Afsluitdijk, completed in the Netherlands in 1932, transformed the Zuiderzee – once a shallow bay of the North Sea – into the freshwater IJsselmeer, named after the River...

CHC Navigation at a glance CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) is a publicly listed company creating innovative GNSS navigation and positioning solutions. With a global presence across the world and distributors in...

Moga Software is a software company specializing in geomatics software development. Their mission is to push the boundaries of what is possible in the hydrographic world by developing innovative software...

“In all beginnings dwells a magic force …”. Hermann Hesse’s famous verse seems to be particularly relevant to the coming decade when it comes to marine activities. Three ambitious global...