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THE NEED TO PROMOTE CLOSER LINKS BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION (IHO) AND THE INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION (ICA)
Marine or nautical cartography is intrinsically present in the manifestation of visualized hydrographic data in general and which…
THREE YEARS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN BRANCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS (LA RENC)
On 21 July 2016 the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) established in its headquarters a full operational…
RECOGNITION OF CATEGORY “A” COURSE ON HYDROGRAPHY AND OCEANOGRAPHY FOR OFFICERS “THE CHILEAN EXPERIENCE”
THE START The first program of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic course presented by the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service…
Establishing Hydrographic Services in Mauritius
1. Need for Hydrographic Services in Mauritius Mauritius is an Island nation of 2,040 Km2 situated 20° South…
Maintaining the Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers: A Modern Approach
By K. Miller 1 , A. Armstrong 2 , R. Furness 3, A. Greenland 4 , G. Johnston…
Successful Delivery of the Category “B” Marine Geospatial Information Programme
The Phase 3 of the Category “B” Marine Geospatial Information Programme was successfully delivered from 3 to 28…
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION ON THE IHO AND ITS SUPPORTING BASIC DOCUMENTS ENTERED INTO FORCE (8 NOVEMBER 2016)
In 1997, a Strategic Planning Working Group (SPWG) was formed by the 15th International Hydrographic Conference (IHC) with…
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS (IC-ENC): GLOBAL COLLABORATION, REGIONAL FOCUS
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally written for, and published in, Hydro International (www.hydro-international.com), March 2016. Updated October…
DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION: A CASE STUDY
EDITOR’S NOTE: This paper has been reprinted by the kind permission of the Australasian Hydrographic Society. In particular,…
THE CHILEAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICE (SHOA) COMMISSIONS A NEW SHALLOW WATER HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY LAUNCH
Conducting hydrographic surveys is one of the main tasks that SHOA executes to obtain the necessary data required…
BRAZILIAN HYDROGRAPHY THE CHALLENGES OF RENEWING ITS RESEARCH VESSELS
1. Introduction According to what has been agreed within the scope of the Commission on the Limits of…
BALTIC SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION (BSHC) AND CO-OPERATION ON HYDROGRAPHIC ISSUES WITH OTHER BALTIC SEA ORGANIZATIONS
Abstract The Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) was established in 1982 as an IHO Regional Commission. The BSHC…