As human use of the oceans continues to grow both in spatial scope of operations and diversity of activities, the use of hydrographic charts in roles other than navigation is...

The potential for hydrographic information in the holdings of today’s Hydrographic Offices (HOs) extends far beyond its classical use: the production of charts and nautical publications to ensure safety of...

The importance of data availability is increasingly being recognised, not just as an important topic for an exclusive section of the geospatial community but all over the geospatial spectrum, including...

In July 2004 HSA Systems Ltd (HSA) commenced an 18-month project for Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to assess and assign Zones of Confidence (ZOCs) to all hydrographic surveys incorporated...

While Google Earth is the best known 3D web-mapping viewer currently in the public domain, there are alternative virtual globe viewers available. In particular, this article focuses on the NASA...

While Google Earth is the best known 3D web-mapping viewer currently in the public domain, there are alternative virtual globe viewers available. In particular, this article focuses on the NASA...

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) hosted its 3rd ECDIS Stakeholders’ Forum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on 7 and 8 November 2007. The forum was held during the annual meeting of...

Following recognition that there could be greater collaboration between government and industry sectors to improve access to marine data and information, a workshop was held to identify current issues and...

Base data used in the development of marine mapping products are generally not made freely available and are normally at a price that is decided on by their owner. The...

IHO Publication 57 (IHO S-57) is the official IHO Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, formally adopted in 1992. S-57 was intended to support all types of hydrographic data, the...