When Oi08 opens at the ExCeL centre in London’s Docklands on 11 March, the exhibition and its accompanying conference will focus on the three important issues that have begun to...

Some of the final pieces of Donald Campbell’s world water speed record Bluebird have been recovered from Coniston Water. Using a prototype Tritech sonar, Bill Smith of Kiltec Limited has...

Some people in the hydrographic community show up in every part of the world and it looks like they never age and stop working. Nevertheless they sooner or later reach...

US Government agencies, including the US State Department, a US Navy maintenance facility, and an Emergency Management Agency in Wyoming, are purchasing JW Fishers SeaLion ROVs. An official at the...

The inspection and maintenance of vital resource facilities is an integral part of any regional health and stability management programme. Providing consistent quality output whilst reducing inspection and maintenance costs...

Decadal Sea Level Trends in the Bay of Biscay from Tide Gauges, GPS and TOPEX Marcos, M., Wöppelmann, G., Bosch, W. and Savcenko, R. 2007. Journal of Marine Systems ,...

As the industry searches for hydrocarbons in deeper and deeper water, the difficulties related to this exploration and installation of related equipment are increasing substantially. Subsea installation methods, which were...

A historic perspective of nautical charts production in Chile over recent years is given here. The experience of the Chilean Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service may serve other Offices encountering...

Faced with resource constraints, the Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS) must find a balance between its military and civil roles; new initiatives to enhance the AHS’ ability to undertake Rapid Environmental...

News Sitting on the Bench? Until now you might have thought that the invitation to contribute appearing under the above headline applied only to elderly retired surveyors sitting on a...