Proteus FZC, EOMAP and DigitalGlobe have formed a partnership to bring satellite-derived bathymetry and seabed classification to the hydrographic community. A pilot conducted by UKHO in the Mediterranean confirms that...

Soundings and contours are the only official way data producers can push bathymetric information to the wide hydrographic community. The introduction of the S-102 standard for bathymetry will enable many...

Safety of navigation on inland waterways is as important as in maritime waters. To guarantee this, Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) have now been produced for several years. As inland waterways...

CARIS has recently completed a successful project for the provision of a bathymetrical database system for the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC, Australia). PoMC conducts regular bathymetric surveys as part...

SeaZone’s HydroSpatial 2 Base is available ‘off the shelf’ for 40% of the world ocean. HydroSpatial 2 Base is the foundation layer in the HydroSpatial 2 family. It is a...

Having demonstrated its Virtual Library to great acclaim at SMM in Hamburg in September 2012, the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST, UK) has made the service available...

The adoption of open standards for Maritime data exchange is just the start of a long journey. With increased vendor support, a potential reduction in costs, as well as enabling...

Esri, USA, has released a solution to support users in port management, maritime transport, coastal management, offshore energy, nautical chart production, and maritime defence. ArcGIS for Maritime: Charting and ArcGIS...

When the world’s national Hydrographers gathered in Monaco last year for the IHO’s Conference, they considered the state of hydrographic knowledge around the world and the uncomfortable truth that we...

The latest phase of the hydrography part of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODNet) has commenced with a meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by the Portuguese Marine and...