New Orleans is one of the great cities of the Americas; its heritage and location make it an ideal site for OI Americas 2003. New Orleans, probably more than any...

Survey vessel Wega was recently deployed in the Weser estuary, where it performed a high-resolution survey of a 52 km2 area, in accordance with Order 1 of S44. The sea-bottom...

Netherlands authorities (Rijkswaterstaat and the Hydrographic Office of the Royal Netherlands Navy) are considering alternatives to singlebeam echosounding and MBES in the shallow water areas of their responsibilities. Airborne Lidar...

Port Hercule in the Principality of Monaco has been extended, in 2002, with a floating breakwater and a counter-jetty which have considerably augmented the reception capabilities of it. The vocation...

Who hasn’t heard of the mega projects currently being executed in Dubai? Land reclamation projects that can be seen from space and skyscrapers that reach 800 meters high are not...

ESONET proposes a network of sea floor observatories around the European Ocean Margin, from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea, for strategic long-term monitoring as part of the European...

The Flemish Hydrography is responsible for surveying the river Scheldt on Flemish territory up to the lock of Wintam. On the Dutch Western Scheldt Flemish Hydrography surveys only to check...

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...

Laser scanning and bathymetric side-scan sonar represent the cutting edge of environmental survey technology. Over the last few years, we have tested the integration of these two methodologies, carrying out...

Skilltrade together with STC started a new hydrographic surveying course in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) in line with the requirements as laid down by the IHO (International Hydrographic Office). The partnership...