Google Earth has become a popular 3D web-mapping viewer, mainly due to the richness of satellite imagery in its primary database. However, the database contains very limited marine data. While...

After completing an MSc. and course work for a PhD in Physics, he worked for the Federal Government’s Environment department as a Marine Geophysicist until 1981. In 1980 he founded...

The coastal zone of Nigeria has in recent years been subjected to increasing economic activities, primarily driven by seaport activities and oil exploration and exploitation. These activities have reportedly resulted...

The Port Authorities in China want to adopt as standard in ports and harbours the navigable water depth; many ports in China have a problem with silt, liquid mud, deposited...

From modest beginnings with just a handful of employees in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom twenty-eight years ago, the EGS Group has now grown into an international group of...

Hydrographic Offices (HOs) have much more data resting in databases than is used for safety of navigation. This data is increasing required and appreciated for other applications like coastal zone...

A detailed study of swell wave conditions in the southern Pacific Ocean has been performed, with particular emphasis on the western Southern American coastline. This study was one part of...

Dams generate 20% of the world's electricity. They also provide flood control, supply water to cities and can assist river navigation. Many dams are multipurpose, providing two or more of...

The next step in the presentation of hydrographic survey data is the integration of separate data sets into navigable three-dimensional models. Software tools now available allow contractors to produce geo-referenced...

Dr Fosco Bianchetti is Chief Executive Officer of C-Map, which he founded in 1986. He has been an innovative force in the field of marine electronics and is a recognised...