A collection of articles about coastal mapping.
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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…
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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
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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…
Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting
BENEFITS OF ASSESSING RISK IN MARITIME NAVIGATION USING IALA AND LINZ METHODS
By Adam Greenland, Dawn Seepersad, Keith Miller, Omar Frits Eriksson
1. Introduction Any means of transportation involves risk to human life, the environment and property; shipping is no…
Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting
THE BALTIC SEA CHART DATUM 2000 (BSCD2000) – Implementation of a common reference level in the Baltic Sea
By Joachim Schwabe, Jonas Ågren, Gunter Liebsch, Patrick Westfeld, Thomas Hammarklint, Jyrki Mononen, Ole B. Andersen
1. Motivation The Baltic Sea is an international shallow, non-tidal area in the northern part of Europe with…
Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting
Research and Technology
Semi-automated generation of depth contours for ENCS
By P. Rustomji
1. Introduction The era of rapidly acquired, high resolution bathymetric surveys, coupled with mariner expectations for timely incorporation…
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AUTOMATED TOOLS TO IMPROVE THE PING-TO-CHART WORKFLOW
By B. Calder, Giuseppe Masetti, Matthew Wilson
1. Introduction Tedious and monotonous tasks are common in hydrographic data processing and nautical documentation update. If left…
Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting
COMPLETION OF THE CHARTING COVERAGE OF THE INTERIOR WATER’S COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION ROUTE
By SHOA
Background The Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA) is the official technical and permanent agency of the…
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THE GRAHAM BANK: HYDROGRAPHIC FEATURES AND SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
By Lamberto Orlando Lamberti, Luigi Sinapi, Nicola Marco Pizzeghello, Roberta Ivaldi
1. Introduction The Graham Bank is an underwater group of volcanoes in the Strait of Sicily and one…