IHR - Volume 24

Editorial by Brian Connon

Welcome to the November 2020 edition of the International Hydrographic Review!  It was my hope that this edition…

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Editor in chief: Brian Connon

Published: November 2020

Articles in this IHR issue

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…

Research and Technology

Singapore’s National Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure “GEOSPACE-SEA”: Enabling Hydrospatial Context

By Pearlyn Y. Pang, Parry Oei

1. Introduction At  Singapore’s World Hydrography Day celebrations in June 2019, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)…

Bathymetry and Positioning

HYDROGRAPHY FROM FISHERIES SURVEYS – Filling Coverage Gaps with Bathymetry Extracted from Simrad EK60 Water Column Data

By Anthony Klemm, Arthur Platel, Barry Gallagher, Christian Schroeder, Eric Meyer, Glen Rice, Jack Riley, Rosemary Burkhalter-Castro

1. Introduction As of January 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has classified 54% of the…

Bathymetry and Positioning

EVALUATION OF THE PRECISION OF PHASE-MEASURING BATHYMETRIC SIDE SCAN SONAR RELATIVE TO MULTIBEAM ECHOSOUNDERS

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

1. Introduction An important component of a hydrographic survey is the bathymetric measurements. Currently, Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) systems…

People and Institutions

THE CANADIAN OCEAN MAPPING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK (COMREN)

By Denis Hains, Dr. Anders Knudby, Dr. Michael Purcell, Dr. Sunil Bisnath, Dr. Sylvie Daniel, Ian Church, Jean Laflamme, Sean Galway, Sean Mullan

Abstract In Canada, ocean, river, lake and coastal mapping knowledge, capacity building and know-how are strengthened through a…

Research and Technology

ACCELERATING THE USAGE OF EARTH AND OCEANS OBSERVATION DATA IN HYDROGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS

By Adam Jirovec, Enrique Blondel, Khalid Omari, Mesha Sagram, René Chénier

1. Introduction The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) is the national Hydrographic Office (HO) which is responsible for aiding…

Bathymetry and Positioning

ELLIPSOIDALLY REFERENCED SURVEYING TECHNIQUE – A Review of the Current Status and Development of Ellipsoidally Referenced Surveying Technique in the Coastal and Offshore Zones for Hydrographic Survey Practice

By Abdullah Hisam Omar, Ami Hassan Md Din, Mohammad Hanif Hamden, Mohd Razali Mahmud

1. Introduction Hydrographic surveying deals with depth determination at particular known areas normally for the purpose of creating…

Bathymetry and Positioning

THIRTY YEARS OF SATELLITE DERIVED BATHYMETRY The charting tool that Hydrographers can no longer ignore.

By Henri Dolou, Jean Laporte, Joseph Avis, Olivier Arino

Abstract Thirty years after being introduced into national chart series, Satellite Derived Bathymetry (SDB) charts are still struggling…

Research and Technology

MORPHOGRAVIMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN REGIONS OF THE BRAZILIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF

By Felipe Pereira Batista, Gregorio Luiz Galvao Teixeira, Luiz Carlos Torres

1. Introduction The importance of studying the surface and subsurface of the marine floor is directly related to…

Bathymetry and Positioning

HYDROGRAPHY IN REMOTE AREAS – Mapping the waters of Saint Helena as part of the British Overseas Territories Seabed Mapping Programme.

By I. Davies

Abstract: In 2018, a team of hydrographers from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), supported by UK Government…

Research and Technology

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY WITH AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLES

By V. Schmidt

1. Overview Increasingly, hydrographic offices are turning to robotic, unmanned, and “autonomous” surface vehicles (ASVs) to conduct systematic…

Research and Technology

HYSPEC V2.0 PUBLISHED

By Stuart Caie

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the New Zealand Hydrographic Authority, has recently revised and published an updated version…