NaAVIC is a free and downloadable electronic voyage application that goes beyond the traditional Electronic Chart System (ECS) app whereby the data, including the ENC information, does not physically reside...

In late August, the 60m-long US Coast Guard Cutter 'Maple' completed its navigation through the Arctic’s ice-ridden Northwest Passage. While ships have taken this route before, this was the first...

Surveying bodies of water accurately is a challenging task, while authorities and port operators are required to provide up-to-date maps of riverbeds and port facilities. Until now, this has required...

An earthquake of enormous magnitude is to be expected on the west coast of North America in the near future. Along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where an oceanic plate slides...

The University of Barcelona is leading an expedition to investigate the world’s largest waterfall, which is actually located underwater between Iceland and Greenland. Although the physical oceanography has been extensively...

This year’s Ocean Business conference had a busy programme. The traditional programme of trade show, live demonstrations and workshops is gaining more popularity among the hydrographic community. Ocean Business welcomed...

Prior to the development of modern navigation methods and modern charts, the mariner was left to his own devices both in approaching unknown and known coasts. Although Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer...

NovAtel has announced significant performance improvements to its precise point positioning solution. NovAtel CORRECT with PPP will now offer the new TerraStar-C correction service as its exclusive source for satellite...

Over the last three years, a 6-year endurance wireless sensor network designed and manufactured by Sonardyne International Ltd. has continuously logged almost 90 million sensor readings as part of a...

Rapid technological advancements in AI, machine learning and automation urge the offshore industry to keep up to date with innovations and use them to make data acquisition and data processing...