Sparse data challenges NOAA in mapping Arctic
22 May 2012, 11:19 pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Kathryn Sullivan came to Alaska with a present for Alaska and its lieutenant governor, Mead Treadwell: a newly minted map of Kotzebue Sound on the state's northwest coast, upgraded from the 19th Century model.

NOAA: New Alaska navigational chart makes increased Arctic shipping safer
22 May 2012, 1:27 pm
NOAA formally presented today to Alaska officials a new nautical chart for Kotzebue Sound in the Alaskan Arctic, a sparsely charted region that is seeing increased vessel traffic because of the significant loss of summer sea ice.

MyDipKit is the First to Bring the Commercial hydrographics Process to the Home Market
21 May 2012, 2:07 am
MyDipKit, the original professional grade Water Transfer Imaging kit developed by the leading North American Distributor for the commercial industry of hydrographics, allows all consumers to add over 100 other patterns to virtually any item in the comfort of their own home.Tyler, TX (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 MyDipKit is the premier do-it-yourself version of the commercial Water Transfer Imaging ...

Rodong Sinmun Calls on IHO to Restore Designation of East Sea of Korea
15 May 2012, 11:16 pm
Pyongyang, May 15 (KCNA) -- International hydrographic Organization (IHO) should fulfill its due responsibility and mission in restoring the designation of the East Sea of Korea, the only designation for the waters east of the Korean Peninsula, on the principle of impartiality, though belatedly.

VDOT to use side-scan sonar on Hardy Ford bridge at Smith Mountain Lake
15 May 2012, 5:07 am
The hi-tech scan is part of the plan to design a replacement bridge

KCNA Commentary Accuses Japan of Its Wild Ambition for Reinvasion
8 May 2012, 12:30 am
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- Japan's moves to unilaterally mark the sea between Korea and Japan as the "Sea of Japan" were checked at a recent meeting of the International hydrographic Organization (IHO).

Final Farewell for Royal New Zealand Navy Survey Vessel
27 April 2012, 8:26 am
HMNZS RESOLUTION, the RNZN’s principal hydrographic survey vessel will decommission from service at a formal ceremony in the Devonport Naval Base on Friday 27 April 2012. ...

Final Farewell For Navy Survey Vessel
25 April 2012, 7:13 pm
HMNZS RESOLUTION, the RNZN’s principal hydrographic survey vessel will decommission from service at a formal ceremony in the Devonport Naval Base on Friday 27 April 2012.

donga.com[English donga]
24 April 2012, 2:47 pm
The Korean government’s bid to get the International hydrographic Organization to use the name “East Sea” in “Limits of Oceans and Seas” a publication published by the organization, is facing obstacles due to Japan’s objection.

A question for Ernie Baron
24 April 2012, 8:19 am
Ongoing till April 27 in the pretty principality of Monaco is the conference of the International hydrographic Organization (IHO), which meets there every five years. The IHO conference website has a list of expected representatives from which the Philippines is missing. Our country representative, the head of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (Namria), [...]