IHR - Volume 22

Editorial by Alberto Costa Neves

This edition of the International Hydrographic Review (IHR) is a tribute to Ian Halls, the Editor of this…

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Editor in chief: Alberto Costa Neves

Published: November 2019

Articles in this IHR issue

Bathymetry and Positioning

A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THE PRODUCTION OF ENC WITH HIGH DENSITY BATHYMETRIC CONTENT

By Alvaro Sanchez, Antonio Di Lieto, Verena Bosselmann-Borsos

1. Why official ENCs with high density bathymetric content? In response to IMO ECDIS carriage requirements, many Hydrographic…

Bathymetry and Positioning

METHODOLOGY FOR QUALITY ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL BATHYMETRIC SURFACES – From Brazilian South Coast to Hunter Channel

By Arthur Ayres Neto, Lieutenant Commander Christopher Florentino, Lieutenant Commander Vitor Bravo Pimentel

1. Introduction In recent years bathymetric data has presented potential use beyond those restricted to safety of navigation….

Bathymetry and Positioning

VERTICAL ASSESSMENT OF LIDAR BATHYMETRY

By Ian Church, Jia Gong, Michel Leger

1. Introduction National hydrographic offices are mandated to guarantee safe navigation across their marine territories through the production…

Data Management Research and Technology

MULTIDIMENSIONAL MARINE DATA: The next frontier for Hydrographic Offices

By Rafael Ponce

1. Introduction Hydrography – from the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) S-32 Hydrographic Dictionary (IHO, 2019a) – is defined…

People and Institutions

THE NEED TO PROMOTE CLOSER LINKS BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION (IHO) AND THE INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION (ICA)

By R. Furness

Marine or nautical cartography is intrinsically present in the manifestation of visualized hydrographic data in general and which…

Data Management Research and Technology

NaAVIC THE MOBILE APP FOR MARINE NAVIGATION USING STREAMED DATA

By A. Alla, A. Gerones, Derrick R. Peyton, Ed Kuwalek

ABSTRACT NaAVIC is a free and downloadable Electronic Chart System app, specifically developed for safe and professional navigation,…

Research and Technology

WILL HYDROGRAPHIC GEOSPATIAL DATA PASS THE “FITNESS TO USE” TEST

By Dr M. Osborne, J. Pepper

OceanWise provided a news item in August 2017 for Hydro International (Reference), outlining the work of the United…

People and Institutions

THREE YEARS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN BRANCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS (LA RENC)

By Capt. N. Roscher, LT A. Mileze, SG B. Pinheiro, SO I. M. de Brito

On 21 July 2016 the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) established in its headquarters a full operational…

People and Institutions

RECOGNITION OF CATEGORY “A” COURSE ON HYDROGRAPHY AND OCEANOGRAPHY FOR OFFICERS “THE CHILEAN EXPERIENCE”

By SHOA

THE START The first program of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic course presented by the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service…