IHR - Volume 26

Editorial by Brian Connon

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Editor in chief: Brian Connon

Published: November 2021

Articles in this IHR issue

Research and Technology

ESTIMATION OF NAUTICAL CHART DATUM BY THE STATISTICAL METHOD IN MICRO AND MESO TIDAL REGIME: AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BALAY HARMONIC METHOD

By Vinicius Fuchs, Gregorio Luiz Galvao Teixeira, Teodosio das Neves Milisse Nzualo

1. INTRODUCTION The signatory countries to the SOLAS Convention (Safety of Life at Sea – International Maritime Organization)…

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…

Research and Technology

EFFECTIVELY MAPPING AND CHARTING OF REMOTE LOCATIONS WITH SATELLITES, LASERS AND ACOUSTICS

By Brad Cooper

1. INTRODUCTION Traditional approaches to mapping remote, shallow waters are often expensive and challenging. In 2018 a combination…

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…

STATE OF HYDROGRAPHY SURVEY IN KENYA TOWARDS HYDROSPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

By Victoria Obura, Captain A.A. Ahmed Mzee, S.S. Ayonga

Introduction This article focuses on the current status of hydrographic efforts in Kenya, as well as, the future…

Research and Technology

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE’S MODERN APPROACH FOR BATHYMETRY COMPILATION

By Julie Larrivee, Gabriel Cavanagh, Karen Cove

1. BUILDING A NATIONAL WORKFLOW ARCHITECTURE The CHS is seeking optimizations in its ENC production and updating workflows….

Bathymetry and Positioning

A COMMITMENT TO CROWDSOURCED BATHYMETRY CITIZEN SOURCED DATA – HELP REVEAL THE DEEP AND SHARE YOUR DATA

By Jennifer Jencks, D. Wyatt, M. Pratellesi, P. Wills

1. INTRODUCTION Bathymetry underpins the safe, sustainable, cost effective execution of nearly every human activity at sea. Yet,…

People and Institutions

A CAREER AS A WOMAN WITH THE CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE

By J. Cormier

1. INTRODUCTION Approached by a former colleague asking me to share my 33-year “experience as a woman” with…

People and Institutions

A COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE AND INVOLVE STAKEHOLDERS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES REVIEW PANEL FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

By L. Mersfelder-Lewis, Dr. Qassim Abdullah, Ed Saade, Julie Thomas

1. INTRODUCTION While public agencies can conduct business as usual on their own, agencies that are interacting with…

Data Management

HYDROSPATIAL… A GLOBAL MOVEMENT !

By Denis Hains, Hayley C. Cawthra, Jaya Roperez, John Maschke, Karen Cove, Maria Emanuela Mihailov, Michael Bergmann, Paola Echeverry, Parry Oei, Pearlyn Y. Pang, Rafael Ponce, Victoria Obura

1. INTRODUCTION A core team of volunteers suggested the creation of a global Hydrospatial Movement Club and Community…