Merry Christmas and Happy 2018!

Almost ten years have passed since the Monaco-based intergovernmental International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) adopted the current (5th) edition of its Special Publication No. 44, Standards for Hydrographic Surveys (S-44) in February 2008. This publication, which can be downloaded at www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-44_5E.pdf, is designed to provide a set of global standards for the conduct of hydrographic surveys and collection of data which will be primarily used in the compilation of nautical charts to ensure navigational safety and the protection of the marine environment.

At its 8th meeting, last November, the IHO Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee (HSSC) established a new Project Team on Standards for Hydrographic Surveys (HSPT) which will conduct a comprehensive review of S-44 before developing and submitting recommendations for the future. Representatives from thirteen IHO Member States (Australia, Brazil, Canada, France , Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Sweden, UK and USA), Observers (International Federation of Hydrographic Societies) and Expert Contributors from iXBlue, the University of Southern Mississippi, IIC Technologies, ARGANS and Fugro gathered for the inaugural Project Team meeting, hosted by SHOM, in Paris this summer.

One of the principal outcomes was a confidential online questionnaire designed to gauge the views of S-44 users, stakeholders and the wider hydrographic community on a range of topics. The IHO is particularly keen to gather the opinions of those working in the commercial hydrographic sectors. The eventual conclusions of this exercise will be published on the IHO website (www.iho.int).

The questionnaire, which has a closing date of Friday 17th November 2017, can be found at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HSPT_S-44_Q.

For further information please contact info@iho.int.

Dates

15 – 19 May, 2017

Venue

Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 106, 24121 Bergamo, Italy

Course overview

Day 1-3: NaviPac, day 4: NaviScan, day 5: Patch testing in NaviEdit/NaviModel

Learning objectives

The course is structured around a general curriculum to give the trainees a broad understanding of the EIVA NaviSuite navigation and acquisition software solutions and make them confident in using them during navigation and data acquisition operations. To enhance trainee competence and confidence, typical construction support and acquisition scenarios are used as examples throughout the training course. The majority of the course subjects are supplemented by hands-on training, thus taking advantage of the comprehensive simulation functionalities that have been implemented into the software solutions
During the course, trainees are guided through how to:

• Install the relevant NaviSuite software solutions
• Understand the basic architecture of the relevant NaviSuite solutions
• Configure NaviPac and NaviScan with common instruments, geodesy, objects, etc
• Run various programs for different tasks (calibration, documentation, data quality control)
• Log survey data for different tasks and in different formats
• Start, configure and use the Helmsman’s Display
• Create and manipulate waypoints and runlines
• Use different map background formats
• Control the logging process from the Helmsman’s Display
• Start and configure the Online 3D utility
• Conduct simple editing of multi-beam echo sounder data in a NaviEdit/NaviModel environment
• Conduct patch test calibration in NaviModel/NaviEdit

Target group

The course is aimed towards surveyors who have some experience with offshore survey work and basic knowledge of hydrographic surveying

Entry level

No prior knowledge of the EIVA NaviSuite software solutions is required. The training course is conducted in English

Duration

The duration of the course is five days, from 9 am to 4 pm, including breaks

Completion

An EIVA NaviSuite Training Certificate is issued to each trainee upon completion of the course

Other info

As part of the course each participant will receive a free 30 day practice softcode which gives full access to the EIVA NaviSuite as well as a 12 month free subscription to the EIVA eLearning program counting from the month the training course takes place

Any questions?

For further information, please contact: Ing. Liborio Petralia, l.petralia(at)mar1ne.net

Marine One staff wishes you a happy Easter.

Marine ONE is pleased to invite you to the conference titled “Remote sensing technologies for the management and protection of coastal and marine ecosystems” which will be held on 26 January at Polo Bio-Scientifico in Catania.

The conference aims to propose and discuss the main innovations in the field and to highlight the potential specific applications for the management and protection of coastal and marine ecosystems.

To see the Agenda, please click on the image on the left.

Wonderful Merry Christmas and Fantastic 2017

In November 2016 the 24^th annual IFHS hydrographic conference and exhibition “HYDRO 2016” takes place in Rostock-Warnemünde. This event is organized by the German Hydrographic Society (DHyG) on behalf of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).

Marine One staff will be there to meet its clients and providers, to schedule a meeting please send us an email to info (at)mar1ne.net

http://hydro2016.com/

Published few days ago from “Istituto Idrografico della Marina” – March 2016, Italian Navy Hydrographic Office, the new “Tecnical Disciplinary for Standardization of hydrographic survey”.

(PDF) Disciplinare tecnico per la standardizzazione dei rilievi idrografici

29 April 2016

Istituto Tecnico Statale per Geometri ‘R. Gagliardi’- Viale dei Platani, 180 – 97100 Ragusa

Co-organizers: the Association of Engineers of Ragusa, the council of professional industrial experts, IHS, Italian Hydrographic Institute and ATENA – Eastern Sicily section, on 29 April 2016 offer to their member a workshop on: “SEABED AND SHORELINES STUDIES, MAPPING, MEASURING AND REPRESENTATION: HISTORY, THEORETICAL AND REGULATORY REFERENCES, APPLICATIVE CASES ”.

Participation to the workshop gives n. 4 CFP, in accordance to Italian law, prior signatures verification.

For the Engineers: Workshop has a cost of 10,00 euros; Fiscal code or Association card will be required; 4 CFP = for the whole event. Participation to this event will grant 3 CFP, as by regulations, to professional industrial experts.

Marine ONE wish to You Happy Easter