Hydrographic Survey

The Hydrographic Society , which is presently devolving into the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), is to hold its 14th biennial international symposium in Galway, Ireland from 2-4 November 2004.

US company Ocean Grafix of Minnesota reports testing of a service that can provide instant paper charts using latest advances in digital print technology. It has begun tests at two locations in…

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency , the UKs national maritime administration responsible for promoting standards of safety at sea and protection of the marine environment, has acquired a series of licences for…

Instrumentation specialists Valeport of Totnes, Devon have introduced a new seabed-mounted tide recorder for hydrographic, oceanographic and marine civil engineering applications, Midas. Designed for precise water level measurements where conventional units attached…

As it Was, a collection of columns written and edited for Hydro International by former Hydrographer of the Navy and President of the International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco, Rear Admiral Steve Ritchie,…

Emu of Durley, Southampton reports successful completion of a study on behalf of the Port of London Authority to provide comparative data for a maintenance dredging project in the Princes Channel on…

SeaZone , a collaborative venture between the UK Hydrographic Office and Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire, was formally launched at a seminar on marine and coastal geographical information systems attended by 140 delegates…