FIG Commission 4
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Commission 4 Newsletters in Hydro International
A Career in Hydrography
Watch this brilliant video made by various
representatives from Australia and New Zealand to promote the career as
a hydrographer:
Commission 4 Newsletter June 2014
Commission 4 annual meeting 2014
Commission 4 will be having its annual
meeting at the FIG Congress 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 17 June
2014 at 8:00 - 9:00. Commission 4 hopes to see many at the meeting.
Commission 4 at the FIG Working Week 2013 in Abuja,
Nigeria 6-10 May 2013
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Angela Kesiena Etuonovbe, Chair elect of Commission 4 making her report to the General Assembly. |
Commission 4 had its annual meeting during the
FIG Working Week 2013 in Abuja, Nigeria, 6-10 May 2013.
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Blue Economy Seminar, 09 April 2013 and The Ocean Business
Exhibition Week, 09-11 April 2013, Southampton, United
Kingdom
FIG and IHO bring their one-off exclusive seminar to Ocean
Business. The President of the IHO and The National Hydrographer for
the UK will be in attendance at the ?Blue Economy? Seminar.
Organised in partnership with FIG (International Federation of
Surveyors) and IHO (International Hydrographic Organisation)
alongside Ocean Business, this one off seminar is setting a
forward looking strategy for the ?Blue Economy? and looking at the
combined views of both governmental and non-governmental
organisations.
Hydro 2012, 13-15 November, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Commission 4 Newsletters in Hydro International
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The Passing of Professor Dr. Volker Böder
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It is with great sadness that we recognise the passing on
Friday, 31st August, 2012 of Professor Dr. Volker Böder
of HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU), Germany and, until
his passing, Vice-Chair of Commission 4, and Chair of
Working Group 4.3 Multi-Sensor Systems for Hydrographic
Applications. Volker was a very active member of Commission
4 who was working on a publication related to the
development of technical guidelines for sensor integration
(best practises). Although he had a busy life outside of FIG
and Commission 4, he was very supportive of the Commission’s
work and objectives. I found him always pleasant, soft
spoken, respectful and dependable. He shall be very much
missed as a colleague and friend.
Dr. Michael Sutherland (Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago)
Chair (2011-2014), Commission 4, September, 2012 |
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Commission 4 at the FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy, 6-10
May 2012
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Commission 4 Participates in UNRCC – PCGIAP International
Symposium on Spatially Enabled Government and Society, 14th - 16th
February 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Working Group 4.5 (Hydrography in Africa) - Workshop on
Hydrography Awareness in Africa, Kogi State, Nigeria, 24-26 October
2011
Hydro 2012, 13-15 November, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
The XVIII
International Hydrographic Conference 23-27 April 2012, Monaco
The International Hydrographic Conference (IHC) is formed
by the representatives of Member States and meets every five years
to provide general guidance on the functioning and work of the
organization, as well as taking decisions of technical and
administrative nature.
CHC 2012 - Canadian Hydrographic Conference organised by
Canadian Hydrographic Service and Canadian Hydrographic Association
will be held in Niagara Falls, Canada 15-17 May 2012.
Web site: http://chc2012.ca/
Commission 4 at the FIG Working Week, May 2011 Marrakech Morocco
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David Neale of Trinidad and Tobago passed away on 7
June 2011
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David Neale was a former Commission 4 Vice-Chair
Administration (2007-2010). Until his passing, he was an
active member the FIG/IHO/ICA International Board on
Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and
Nautical Cartographers (IBSC), and as well the Chairman of
RICS Caribbean (2009-2011). He was also a part-time lecturer
on Hydrography in the Department of Geomatics Engineering
and Land Management, Faculty of Engineering, University of
the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Commission 4 at the FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia,
11-16 April 2010
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Michael Sutherlan |
Commission 4 had its Annual Meeting during the
FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010. The
General Assembly appointed Dr. Michael Sutherland from Canada as
the Chair of Commission 4 for 2011-2014.
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Commission 4 at the FIG Working Week, May 2011 Marrakech Morocco
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FIG Publication No. 57 - Report on the Economic Benefits of
Hydrography
PDF version of the publication
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FIG Publication No. 56 - Guidelines for the Planning,
Execution and Management of Hydrographic Surveys in Ports and
Habours
PDF version of the publication
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FIG Commission 4 page in Hydro International -
May 2009 and
March 2009
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The International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (ICG), met in Pasadena, California, USA, from 8 to 12
December 2008. Vice President Matt Higgins attended
representing the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG).
Read more...
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FIG Working Week 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden, 14-19 June 2008
Commission 4 Annual Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden during
the FIG Working Week 2008, 14-19 June 2008.
Minutes of
Commission 4 Annual Meeting are now available.
Commission 4 Annual Report for the General Assembly as a
.pdf-file.
Web site of the conference:
www.fig.net/fig2008.
Proceedings, technical sessions and papers.
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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.
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Commission 4 at the FIG Congress in Munich
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Adam Greenland and Hugo Gorziglia, IHO
Director in Munich. |
Participants at the Commission 4 Annual Meeting.
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Adam Greenland gives the FIG certificate of appreciation to
Ruth Adams, Chair of Commission WG... |
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Michael Sutherland another WG chair. Both have also
been responsible for an FIG publication. |
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FIG Congress in Munich, Germany, 8-13 October 2006
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5th FIG Regional Conference in Accra, Ghana, 8-11 March 2006
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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.
The content of the Manual is divided into seven chapters:
The Manual has an important role to play in Capacity Building and
therefore its translation into French and Spanish is under
consideration.
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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.
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.
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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.
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FIG Working Week in Cairo, Egypt, 16-21 April 2005
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Andrew Leyzack appointed as Commission 4 Chair Elect and next
Chairperson
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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.
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FIG/IHO/ICA Advisory Board on Standards of Competence for
Hydrographic Surveyors and for Nautical Cartographers
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Outcome from FIG Working Week 2004
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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. |
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FIG Commission 4 ‘Hydrography’ visit to IHB, Monaco, Friday 14
November, 2003
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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.
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FIG Working Week and 125th Anniversary - Paris 13-17 April 2003
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Hydro2002 - Sounding the Future -
13th Hydrographic Society Biennial International Symposium -
8-10 October, 2002, Kiel, Germany
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Commission 4 Meeting at the Canadian Hydrographic Conference in
Toronto 30 May 2002
Articles about Commission 4
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