Collection: Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

A collection of articles about coastal mapping.

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

AUGMENTED REALITY FOR CREWED HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS

By Julia Bräker, Julia Hertel, Marc Briede, Thomas Thies, Martin Semmann

How Augmented Reality Can Leverage Water Depth Management in the Port of Hamburg Abstract For the process of…

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

US OBJECTIVES WITH NOMEC: ENABLING CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEABED 2030

By Benjamin K. Evans, Jeremy Weirich

Abstract Building on Seabed 2030 momentum, in 2020, the United States (US) debuted the National Strategy for Mapping,…

Data Management Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting Research and Technology

CHS PRIORITY PLANNING TOOL

By René Chénier, Loretta Abado, Adam Jirovec

A GIS to Prioritize Data Gaps Abstract Spanning close to 250,000 km in length, the Canadian coastline is…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

THE END OF TRADITIONAL PAPER CHARTS: THE FINAL TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS

By Colby Harmon, CAPT E.J. Van Den Ameele

1. Abstract In late 2019, the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) started a five-year program…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

DYNAMIC DRAFT AND UNDER KEEL CLEARANCE: A HYDROGRAPHIC VIEW

By Gustavo R. Catarino

1. INTRODUCTION The prosperity of civilizations that pioneered economic activity through trading between settlements on the Mediterranean Sea…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

CONVERSION OF ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS FROM S-57 TO S-101 STANDARD FORMAT

By Guilherme N. Vieira, Flavia Mandarino

1. INTRODUCTION Electronic navigation consists of defining the position and controlling the ship by any kind of electronic…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

AN OVERVIEW OF THE COVERAGE WITH ENC IN THE MESOAMERICAN REGIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA – MACHC

By O. Bonfante, F. Pineda, J. Castillo, J. Rodriguez

1. INTRODUCTION The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), with the purpose of unifying the use of digital cartography and…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

THE KIRKE CHANNEL AND ITS NAUTICAL CARTOGRAPHY FROM THE 1982 EDITION TO THE NEW EDITION 2019

By M. I. Sifon

1. Introduction The Kirke Canal is located in the Magellan and Chilean Antarctic Region, specifically in the province…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE OF COLOMBIA IN FRONT OF DISASTER CARE

By Dagoberto U. DAVID VITERI

The area of the Colombian Caribbean Sea has historically been a privileged place for natural events, since there…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OF NAVIGATION SERVICES SINCE SOLAS

By Shepard Smith

The IHO has positioned itself and the world’s hydrographic offices for important expanded roles in the coming decades,…

Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

THE BATHYMETRIC COMPILATION, A TRUE CHALLENGE IN THE NAUTICAL CHART GENERATION PROCESS

By LCDR J. Manzano

1. Introduction 1.1  Bathymetry Generalisation for Nautical Charts Generation. A Required Process Topographic maps usually represent both natural and…

Bathymetry and Positioning Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting

AN OVERVIEW OF THE NOAA ENC RE-SCHEMING PLAN

By John Nyberg, Colby Harmon, Dr Shachak Pe'eri, Sidney Catoire

1.  Introduction The International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires commercial shipping to carry nautical charts and nautical publications for…