As part of a Catalan government project to improve the management of its marine environment, ICGC cooperated with Field to use airborne Lidar bathymetry (ALB) to survey the Catalan coastal...

MIND Technology recently announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent for its MA-X technology, which was designed and engineered by MIND’s Klein Marine Systems...

The life of a hydrographic planner used to be easy: you had a survey vessel from which (at least in nautical cartography) you deployed a number of survey boats (often...

TCarta Marine, a global provider of hydrospatial products and services, is expanding its involvement in the Seabed 2030 project. The initiative aims to map the entire ocean floor by 2030,...

In this interview, Dr Gunathilaka, chair of FIG Commission 4 (2023–2026), discusses challenges and opportunities in the hydrographic industry. He emphasizes the need to attract and motivate young talent, reskill...

This year saw the first Exail Maritime Users Conference. Exail, you say, who are they? Exail is a new company that was formed by the merger between ECA and iXblue....

Rough conditions at sea can result in lost cargo, man overboard or even the sinking of vessels. The Netherlands Coastguard, supported by the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), the...

A new paper published in 'Scientific Data' presents the ‘CoastTrain’ dataset, a collection of orthomosaic and satellite images of coastal environments along with corresponding labels. The dataset includes 1.2 billion...

Neotek, a French subsidiary of the Sea Vorian group and a specialist in navigation and robotics instruments and the design of marine data measurement systems, has launched an innovative underwater...

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) recently presented a white paper on the opportunities and challenges facing the maritime industry as it transforms through decarbonization and digitalization. The paper was presented...