Hydrographic Survey

Over 300 delegates are expected at the 4th International Conference on High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water , in Plymouth from 12-15 September.

On prominent display at Seawork 2005 was the WinChart flat-panel ECDIS system from Gosport based Chartwork , the UK subsidiary of Norwegian software specialists, Navtech.

On the Ohmex stand, director Ted Read reported strong interest from Dutch dredging contractors in the Lymington companys latest Mk 4 Tidalite portable tide gauge system, three of which have recently been…

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October, the UKHydrographic Office has produced the Trafalgar Chart reproduced from the original held in its Taunton archives.

High speed craft could soon be required to carry ECDIS by 1 July 2008 following recommendations last month by the IMO s Safety of Navigation sub-committee.

The International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco, which represents the interests of 75 member states, has published the final draft of its proposed IHO Manual on Hydrography and now invites public comment.

Southampton Institute is convening a four-week course on Hydrographic Surveying in July.

The UK Hydrographic Office has published the 8th edition of its Mariners Handbook .

C-Map of Norway and Lloyds Register-Fairplay (LRF) have concluded an agreement for mutual improvement and promotion of their respective products.

Atlas Hydrographic in Bremen reports orders for its DESO high-precision vertical echosounders from leading port authorities in France, Germany, Morocco and Poland.

Aberdeen-based Veripos has extended the South American sector of its global Differential GPS service with establishment of new facilities in Peru serving offshore users in the Pacific region. They comprise two land-based…

The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency has ordered a Reson SeaBat 7125 multibeam echosounder system for installation on its emergency towing vessel, MV Anglian Sovereign . The MCA says the system will…

Primar Stavanger international electronic navigational chart service operated by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service is to distribute Italian ENCs following an agreement with the Italian Hydrographic Office . Since the organisation has been…

Fugro Survey s GeoSoft Solutions division , also based in Great Yarmouth, has received an order from the Port of Felixstowe for installation and client specification development of its ChartViewAIS technology.