The Italian Hydrographic Institute (IIM), perched high above the city of Genoa in Forte San Giorgio, has been the official nautical charting agency of the Italian Navy since being founded...

In its current state of development, ECDIS is not only a commercial failure but it is also a clear demonstration of the fact that a number of Hydrographic Offices and...

At its 81st session, the Maritime Safety Committee decided to develop a strategic vision for e-navigation to integrate existing and new navigation tools in an all-embracing system that will contribute...

Electronic charting offers many opportunities, but also many problems. Much has been and is said about so-called competition between official Hydrographic Offices (HOs) and private chart producers, especially concerning electronic...

For the fourth year in succession, the IHB (International Hydrographic Bureau) Directing Committee held a workshop from 16th to 17th June 2003. About fifty people attended, among whom hydrographic or...