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MORPHOGRAVIMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN REGIONS OF THE BRAZILIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
1. Introduction The importance of studying the surface and subsurface of the marine floor is directly related to…
HYDROGRAPHY IN REMOTE AREAS – Mapping the waters of Saint Helena as part of the British Overseas Territories Seabed Mapping Programme.
Abstract: In 2018, a team of hydrographers from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), supported by UK Government…
HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY WITH AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLES
1. Overview Increasingly, hydrographic offices are turning to robotic, unmanned, and “autonomous” surface vehicles (ASVs) to conduct systematic…
The Analysis of Storm Surge in Manila Bay, The Philippines
In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan produced a storm surge over seven metres in San Pedro Bay in the Philippines…
Competitive analysis of current Ocean Web-Mapping Applications
1. Introduction User-Centered Design (UCD) can be described as the approach followed for the creation of a new…
HYSPEC V2.0 PUBLISHED
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the New Zealand Hydrographic Authority, has recently revised and published an updated version…
FIG COMMISSION 4 – HYDROGRAPHY WORK PLAN (2019-2022) AND COMMISSION ACTIVITIES
Abstract The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) technical work is led by ten Commissions. Hydrography is represented by…
NEW PROGRESS REPORT OF UNMAPPED U.S. WATERS
In support of ocean and coastal mapping strategies, in 2017, the United States designed a method for assessing…
Multidisciplinary Surveys: a contractors 10 tips.
This article is based on a presentation given at the HYDRO18 Conference in Sydney and is reproduced with…
BENEFITS OF ASSESSING RISK IN MARITIME NAVIGATION USING IALA AND LINZ METHODS
1. Introduction Any means of transportation involves risk to human life, the environment and property; shipping is no…
SATELLITE WATER COLUMN DATA FOR HYDROGRAPHY – Hydrographic Survey Implications of Vortex-Induced Turbidity in Optical-Band Satellite Imagery
1. Introduction Hydrographic surveyors use a wide variety of data acquisition tools and methods to collect, analyze, and…
THE BALTIC SEA CHART DATUM 2000 (BSCD2000) – Implementation of a common reference level in the Baltic Sea
1. Motivation The Baltic Sea is an international shallow, non-tidal area in the northern part of Europe with…