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...

Privatisation as an answer to the financial challenges of survival has become a trend among public organisations, and hydrography is no exception. Private enterprise, worried about ‘unfair competition’, often looks...

In April this year I represented the South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission (SWPHC) at the eleventh meeting of the Pacific Islands Maritime Association and the first Meeting of Pacific Minsters...

Currently the fifth largest energy consumer in the world, with oil and gas representing over 40% of its primary energy consumption, India is at the forefront of global energy demand...

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) expert group for the compilation of the new International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) proposes to build a consistent bathymetric database...

The German specialist in hydro-acoustics has found a new home. The new building will give a perfect infrastructure for the growth of the company. The location of the facility is...

The link between the development of a State and its trade was identified centuries ago. In spite of the efforts of countless projects, the awareness of the importance of charts...

A great deal of metadata is registered during hydrographic survey. This data (information on survey conditions, online and offline filter settings and calibrations) is essential for assessment of the quality...

News East Australia Region After several years of yeoman service as the Honorary Treasurer of the East Australia Region of the Society, Patrick Roche has had to relinquish the office...

The Zambezi River in northern Mozambique historically provided the gateway to Central Africa. Due to damming, coinciding with twenty years of civil war, the use of this trade route collapsed....