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News from Commission 4

• Commission 4, Newsletter, September 2007

• Integrating GIS, ECDIS and web-based marine information systems for maritime navigation and coastal protection - Article by Steve Y W Lam, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Andrew E Leyzack, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Chair, FIG Commission 4 - July 2007

• IHO/FIG Hydrographic Co-operation Capacity-building for West and Central Africa - Article by Hugo M Gorziglia, Director of IHB, and Adam Greenland, Past Chair of FIG Commission 4. © Hydro International - January 2007

• Guide on Developing a Vertical Reference Surface for Hydrography

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Geomatics group and FIG (Comm 4 -Hydrography) have launched a guide on Developing a Vertical Reference Surface for Hydrography. It is a useful document on what a vertical reference surface is and how it can benefit stakeholders.

This guide is directly related to the more complex and in-depth FIG publication # 37 - FIG Guide on the Development of a Vertical Reference Surface for Hydrography.

• Commission 4 at the FIG Congress in Munich

  • Minutes of Commission 4 Annual Meeting
  • Minutes of Workshop on Pathways to Professionalism, 10 October 2006
  • Minutes of Workshop on the Economic Benefits of Hydrography, 11 October 2006
     

  Adam Greenland and Hugo Gorziglia, IHO Director in Munich.	Participants at the Commission 4 Annual Meeting.
  Adam Greenland gives the FIG certificate of appreciation to Ruth Adams, Chair of Commission WG...	... and to Michael Sutherland another WG chair. Both have also been responsible for an FIG publication.

• FIG Congress in Munich, Germany, 8-13 October 2006

  • Congress web site: www.fig2006.de
  • Proceedings: www.fig.net/pub/fig2006
  • Chairperson's report to General Assembly
  • Draft Work Plan 2007-2010

• IHO/FIG Hydrographic Co-operation - Capacity Building for West and Central Africa - Article by Hugo Gorziglia and Adam Greenland in Hydro International September 2006

• The XXIX Meeting of the International Advisory Board on the Standards and Competency of Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers - Goa, India, 10-14 April 2006

• 5th FIG Regional Conference in Accra, Ghana, 8-11 March 2006

  • Conference proceedings: www.fig.net/pub/accra
  • Commission 4 Report of the Conference

• IHO Manual on Hydrography (IHO M-13)

  The IHO Manual on Hydrography general objective is to provide knowledge on the concepts involved in hydrography as well as guidance to plan and execute hydrographic surveys. The Manual is considered to be a professional guide for hydrographic surveyors and a tool for teachers and students involved in hydrographic courses or programs.

  • Introduction to the IHO Manual on Hydrography (IHO Pub M-13)

  The content of the Manual is divided into seven chapters:

  • Chapter 1 refers to the principles of hydrographic surveying, including its specifications;
  • Chapter 2 refers to positioning;
  • Chapter 3 to refers to depth determination, including both the principles and
    techniques used;
  • Chapter 4 provides information on sea floor classification and object detection;
  • Chapter 5 refers in particular to water levels and flow;
  • Chapter 6 is devoted to topographic surveying applied to hydrography;
  • Chapter 7 provides, in a structured way, complete details on hydrographic practice;

  The Manual has an important role to play in Capacity Building and therefore its translation into French and Spanish is under consideration.

• Pathways to Professionalism - Hydro International - Insider's View March 2006

Over the last few years it has become apparent to many in our profession that some form of recognised formal career development, above and beyond an initial degree or course of study, is becoming more and more desirable – if not necessary. Read the whole article from Adam Greenland, Chair of Commission 4.

• World Hydrographic Day - for the first time 21 June 2006 - read more

• Commission 4 contribution to FIG Article of the Month - Adam J. Kerr's presentation at Intergeo 2005 on "Hydrography and Disaster Management"

The FIG Article of the Month in November 2005 is written by Adam J. Kerr, United Kingdom. His paper "Hydrography and Disaster Management" has been for the first time presented at the FIG Forum at the Intergeo 2005 in Düsseldorf, Germany, 4 October 2005.

• Report of the 1st IHO Seminar for the EAtHC National Hydrographic Committee Chairmen - Trieste, Italy, 10 – 14 October 2005

• FIG Report of Visit to Dynamic Planet 2005 - Cairns, Australia, 22-26 August 2005

• Appeal from THSoA to help hydrographic surveyors after massive devastation of Hurricane Katrina

  The Hydrographic Society of America (THSoA), www.thsoa.org have launched an appeal as many hydrographic surveyors have lost their homes and their communities have been destroyed in the massive devastation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The appeal was launched at the Shallow Water 2005 conference in Plymouth in September 2005. Read more from the attached powerpoint presentation and the THSoA web site.

• FIG Working Week in Cairo, Egypt, 16-21 April 2005

  • Commission 4 Official Meeting, Minutes of the meeting 20 April 2005

  • Message to FIG from the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS)

  • Pictures of the signing of the MoU between FIG and IFHS in Cairo

  • Conference proceedings: www.fig.net/pub/cairo

  • Conference web site: www.fig.net/cairo

  • Report of the Working Week: http://www.fig.net/news/news_2005/cairo_2005/cairo_ww.htm

  • Commission 4 Chairperson's report to the 28th General Assembly in Cairo, Egypt 16-21 April 2005

• Andrew Leyzack appointed as Commission 4 Chair Elect and next Chairperson

  The FIG General Assembly appointed Mr. Andrew Leyzack from Canada as the new Chair Elect (2005-2006) of FIG Commission 4 at its meeting in Cairo in April. Andrew will also automatically follow current chairperson Adam Greenland as the Chair of Commission 4 for 2006-2010.

   

   

   

• Commission 4 – WG4.2 – Minutes of the meetings in London 30 Dec and 04 Jan 2005

• FIG/IHO Technical Meeting held at the IHB - Monaco, 26 November 2004

• FIG/IHO/ICA Advisory Board on Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and for Nautical Cartographers

  • Last Letter from Mr. Svante Astermo as the Chair of the Advisory Board - August 2004
  • Report of the 27th Meeting of the FIG/IHO/ICA International Advisory Board of Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 4-9 May, 2004

• Outcome from FIG Working Week 2004

  • Minutes of Commission 4 Official Meeting, Working Week 2004 in Athens, May 25, 2004
  • Minutes of Commission 4 WG 4.2 Vertical Reference Surface for Hydrography (VRSH), May 25, 2004
  • Commission 4 in Athens in journals:
    • The Olympic Spirit in Surveying, Geomatics World July/August 2004
    • FIG Working Week 2004 - The Olympic Spirit in Surveying, The Hydrographic Journal, July 2004
    • FIG and IHO Sign New MoU, Hydro International
    • News from Commission 4, The Hydrographic Journal

  • Technical programme and Commission meetings: www.fig.net/athens

  • Conference proceedings: www.fig.net/pub/athens

  • Commission 4 Chairperson's report to the 27th General Assembly in Athens, Greece 22-27 May 2004

• The XXVII meeting of the International Advisory Board on the Standards and Competency of Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers - Johore Bahru, Malaysia, 4-9 May 2004

• FIG Commission 4 ‘Hydrography’ at the 7th South East Asian Survey Congress
  3-7 November, Hong Kong SAR, China

The South East Asian Survey Congress (SEASC) occurs every four years. This report covers the Congress in Hong Kong in November 2003. The Congress involved over 250 delegates from 25 countries. Commission 4 Technical Programme, Wednesday 5 November, 2003. All technical papers are available free of charge. Full report by Adam Greenland on the Hydrography related papers and technical tour. FIG Commission 4 enjoyed a highly successful congress, which included 8 papers and a full day technical tour to the Hong Kong Civil Engineering Department (CED) and Hydrographic Office (HKHO). Lik-shan LAM, CED Surveyor and Kwok-chu NG, Hydrographer HKHO organised and hosted the tour, which was attended by approx. 70 persons attended the technical sessions which included papers on Chart datum & Tidal datum from GPS, GPS buoys for monitoring sea state, Current IHO activities and Marine Cadastre.

• FIG Commission 4 ‘Hydrography’ visit to IHB, Monaco, Friday 14 November, 2003

Adam Greenland, Chair of FIG Commission 4 visited the IHB office on Friday 14 November 2003, and met with Capt. Hugo Gorziglia, Director 2, responsible for FIG and IHB liaison. This was the first opportunity to meet since the IHB and FIG elections last year in 2002. The discussions centred on areas of future co-operation such as education, training, capacity building and generally building closer links and lines of communication. The meeting proved a great success and I would like to thank all at the IHB for their kind hospitality. The framework for future co-operation is outlined in the new IHO/FIG MoU, which will be signed at the FIG WW in Athens next year, May 2004 (www.fig2004.gr). Report as a .pdf-file with pictures.

• University of New Brunswick - FIG Meeting on Marine Cadastre Issues, September 15-16, 2003

  • Agenda, papers and proceedings
  • Draft report on the outcomes of the UNB-FIG Meeting on Marine Cadastre Issues

• FIG Working Week and 125th Anniversary - Paris 13-17 April 2003

• Commission 4 Annual Meeting at FIG Working Week 2004 in Paris in April 2003
  • Minutes of the Commission 4 Meeting #1, April 14, 2003
  • Minutes of the Commission 4 Meeting#2, April 16, 2003
• Reports of Working Group Meetings
  • Working Group 4.2 Vertical Reference Frame
  • Working Group 4.3 Coastal Zone Management, Ocean Governance and Marine Cadastre
• Chairperson's report to the 26th General Assembly
• Article about FIG Working Week 2003 in Paris, Hydro International, June 2003

• Hydro2002 - Sounding the Future - 13th Hydrographic Society Biennial International Symposium - 8-10 October, 2002, Kiel, Germany

  • Minutes of the Commission 4 meeting

  • Pictures from Kiel

• Commission 4 Meeting at the Canadian Hydrographic Conference in Toronto 30 May 2002

• Minutes of the meeting

• Pictures from CHC 2002

Articles about Commission 4

• IHO/FIG Hydrographic Co-operation - Capacity Building for West and Central Africa. Hugo Gorziglia and Adam Greenland. September 2006. © Hydro International
• Joined-up Hydrography. Insider's View. Hydro International. October 2004
• A house divided against itself cannot stand. Insider's View. Hydro International. November 2003. © Hydro International
• FIG's Hydrographic Surveyors rally at Hydro2002. Article by Ruth Adams published in Geomatics World, November/December 2002, © Geomatics World
• FIG and Hydrography - Interview with Adam Greenland, Dep Port Hydrographer PLA. Hydro International, October 2002, © Hydro International

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