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People and Institutions Research and Technology

Empowering hydrographic professionals: Highlights from IFHS Student Awards and insights into the Hydrographic Professional Accreditation Scheme

By Huibert-Jan Lekkerkerk, David Vincentelli, Tanja Dufek, Yvonne Liversidge

1 IFHS Student Award 2023 We are delighted to announce that Manuela Ammann (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern…

People and Institutions

FIG Commission 4 Work Plan 2023–2026: Targeting the next challenges in the hydrospatial domain

By M. D. Eranda K. Gunathilaka, Gordon Johnston, Geoff Lawes, Samuel Ironside, K. T. K. Wee, Mick Filmer, Tanja Dufek, Jakovljevic Gordana, Denis Hains, Ashraf Dewan

1 Introduction The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), founded in 1878, is a United Nations (UN) and World…

Bathymetry and Positioning People and Institutions

The deepest map – The high-stakes race to chart the world’s oceans

By Douglas Paul Brunt

By Laura Tretheway, published by HarperCollins Publishers LLC, New York City, New York, U.S.A. in 2023. Goose Lane…

People and Institutions

Editorial of Volume 29(2)

By Patrick Westfeld

Welcome to the second issue of the 29th volume of The International Hydrographic Review (IHR). This year is…

Bathymetry and Positioning People and Institutions

120 years of ocean discovery

By Evert Flier

As we celebrate GEBCO’s 120 years of ocean discovery (1903–2023), we do so in a situation and in…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

BathyGlobe GapFiller: A planning tool to help fill the gaps in world bathymetry

By Colin Ware, Larry Mayer, Paul Johnson

1 Introduction The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO-Seabed 2030 (SB2030) project (Mayer et al., 2018) is an initiative to map the…

Bathymetry and Positioning Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting Research and Technology

Towards mapping the gaps in Alaska

By Mark Zimmermann, Megan M. Prescott

1 Introduction Charting the seas and managing fisheries within the United States (U.S.) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Analysis of the potential of full-waveform stacking techniques applied to coastal airborne LiDAR bathymetry data of the German Wadden Sea National Park

By David Mader, Katja Richter, Patrick Westfeld, Jean-Guy Nistad, Hans-Gerd Maas

1 Introduction The seabed near the coast is constantly changing as a result of natural processes and human…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Water level measurements using reflected GNSS signals

By Kristine M. Larson, Simon D. P. Williams

1 Introduction GNSS instrumentation has been used for land surveying and geodetic positioning for more than thirty years….

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

The implementation of dual frequency positioning for ionospheric effects correction

By Jean Roger da Silva, Guilherme A. G. do Nascimento

1 Introduction The search for improved positioning accuracy goes back a long way. It is well known that…

Data Management Research and Technology

Geospatial information management between hydrography and the law of the sea: A milestone opportunity for their further integration

By Ilaria Tani

1 The rise of global momentum for an integrated marine geospatial information management On 30 December 2022, the…

Research and Technology

Preliminary studies for a modeling approach regarding floods on the Bia River in Aboisso City

By Abdoulaye Maïga, Daouda Sylla, Célestin Hauhouot

1 Introduction The study of extreme events is one of the major issues in most African countries with…