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First ENCs for New Zealand Waters
The first set of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) has been released for New Zealand. A set of eleven charts for the Cook Strait (the passage between New Zealand’s North and South Islands) will provide visiting ships with important navigational information about a challenging stretch of water. Read more
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Oceanography MissionOceanography data that will help scientists around the world better understand climate change are now available. The data come from the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM/Jason-2, a spacecraft developed jointly by NASA and the French space agency. Read more
Holland Hypack Show
From 10 to 12 February 2009, the Holland Hypack Show will be organised in Amsterdam. A group of companies will present their hydrography related products during this event. Read more
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Hydro International is looking for hydrographic professionals who like to share their personal experiences from time to time. Would you like to contribute to the Hydro International website? Please e-mail your background and what you like to write about to content manager Joost Boers. If you submit before 10 January 2009, you may be featured in the next issue of Hydro International magazine as well!
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Workshop on Underwater Positioning
 The Hydrographic Society organised a workshop on underwater positioning and navigation on Wednesday 10th December 2008. On board of the tug René Siegfried, three presentations were held, touching various aspects of the matter. Read more
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High Performance Satellite Navigation Service
 Fugro Seastar AS has announced SeaSTAR G2. This new high performance navigation service combines the navigation satellites of both the American GPS constellation and the Russian GLONASS constellation, to produce a composite GPS/GLONASS position solution. The service utilises Fugro's own network of dual system reference stations to calculate ‘orbit and clock' errors on a satellite by satellite basis for all 50 satellites of the two global navigation satellite systems thus providing consistent decimetre level accuracy positioning on a world-wide basis. Read more
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ROV Jason Tracked to Near 5000m
 A Ranger Wideband USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning system from Sonardyne International has provided impressive performance for the engineers from the Deep Submergence Laboratory of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) when it accurately tracked the Jason remotely operated vehicle (ROV) down to the seabed in 4,700 metres of water. The recent demonstration was carried out from onboard the R/V Thomas G Thompson in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii where Woods Hole researchers regularly conduct deep ocean research cruises. Read more
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Celebrating Christmas In Aberdeen
 IXSEA organized a ‘credit crunch' busting Christmas party for its offshore customers in Aberdeen's Soul Bar - Union Street on 11 December. Ed Cheesman, UK Offshore Sales Manager, said: "The evening was well attended with over 170 guests, giving us an opportunity to say thank you for their continued support and delivering another successful year in the UK." Read more
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05 - 10 Jan 2009
UNB-OMG / UNH-CCOM Multi-beam Sonar Course, Norfolk (USA)
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10 - 14 Jan 2009
HYPACK 2009, San Diego (USA)
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12 Jan 2009
Start 5th IHO 'B' Course, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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20 - 21 Jan 2009
Underwater Battlespace, London (UK)
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26 - 28 Jan 2009
International Lidar and Mapping Forum 2009, New Orleans (USA)
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02 Feb 2009
Start IHO B Course, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
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02 - 04 Feb 2009
Logicon Europea 2009, Brussels (Belgium)
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09 - 13 Feb 2009
Geomatica 2009, Havana (Cuba)
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10 - 12 Feb 2009
Metocean Awareness Training, London (UK)
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10 - 12 Feb 2009
Holland Hypack Show, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
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11 - 12 Feb 2009
Subsea 09, Aberdeen (UK)
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