World Hydrography Day Set for June

01 May 2006

Wednesday 21 June will mark the inaugural annual World Hydrography Day as a result of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in New York last November under its Oceans & Law of the Sea agenda. 

UKHO-JHA Accord

01 May 2006

The UK Hydrographic Office has signed a collaboration agreement with the Japanese Hydrographic Association under which Admiralty customers will now have access to over 600 new electronic navigational charts of Japanese waters as well as the Malacca Strait. 

IMCA Updates Multibeam Guidelines

01 May 2006

The Offshore Survey Division of the International Marine Contractors Association has revised its guidelines on The Use of Multibeam Echosounders for Offshore Survey (IMCA S 003 Rev.1). 

RoxAnn System Upgraded

01 May 2006

Seabed mapping specialists Sonavision of Aberdeen have re-designed their RoxAnn system with introduction of a smaller and lighter version, the GD-A. It can be powered using a USB connection from a computer, although a 5 volt DC laptop supply unit is also included. 

Glasgow Harbour Surveys

01 May 2006

Clydeside Survey reports successful completion of extensive bathymetric surveys of Glasgow Harbour over distances of around 2.5km and in waters where visibility was less than 20cm. Aside from the effects of deformation, a number of construction cracks and rungs of disused ladders were identified.