Collection: Bathymetry and Positioning
Uncrewed surface systems facilitating a new era of global ocean exploration
1 Introduction As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of The International Hydrographic Review (IHR) one might ask why…
Hydrographic datum planes
Preamble This manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 1929 in the Hydrographic Review,…
Hydrographic surveys – The purpose and the choice of scale
Preamble This manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 1955 in The International Hydrographic…
Beam identification in multiple-beam echo sounders
Preamble This manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 1961 in The International Hydrographic…
World bathymetric charts – On the requirement for a world wide bathymetric chart on a scale larger than the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO)
Preamble This manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 1972 in The International Hydrographic…
International hydrographic survey standards
Preamble This manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 1998 in The International Hydrographic…
Thirty years of satellite derived bathymetry – The charting tool that hydrographers can no longer ignore
Preamble This manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 2020 in The International Hydrographic…
A REVIEW OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE OPTICAL METHODS IN HYDROGRAPHY
1. INTRODUCTION According to a definition issued by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), Hydrography is the branch of…
SATELLITE-DERIVED BATHYMETRY ONLINE
Validation study, Upscaling SDB, SDB potential 1. INTRODUCTION A high-resolution bathymetric survey is a critical prerequisite to modern…
IMPROVING THE GEODETIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BATHYMETRY AND 3D NAVIGATION IN THE GERMAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE NORTH AND BALTIC SEA
1. INTRODUCTION Are you interested in positioning, navigation and bathymetric surveying? Do you need precise heights for your…
DEVELOPMENT AND REALISATION OF A REAL-TIME HIGH PRECISION POSITIONING SSR-RTK SERVICE FOR THE NORTH SEA EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE OF THE R&D PROJECT The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH) is…
EVALUATION OF A CROWD SOURCED BATHYMETRIC APPROACH
1. BACKGROUND Harbors are relatively shallow confined areas where maneuvering is limited and therefore monitoring their depths is…