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ABLOS26 (2019)

26th Advisory Board on Law of the Sea (ABLOS) Business Meeting (7 & 10 October 2019) IHO Secretariat, Monaco

4th Session of the Assembly (2026)

4th Session of the IHO Assembly (A-4) Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco 19 - 23 April 2026 Last Update: 29 September 2025

IHO-Nippon Foundation GEOMAC Project

The IHO-Nippon Foundation Cooperation Project has been providing training opportunities for Category “B” nautical cartographers at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) for over 17 years.  The project originally started as the Japan Capacity Building Project (JCBP) in 2009-2013 and the Cartography, Hydrography and Related Training (CHART) Project in 2014-2019, and has now become the Geospatial Marine Analysis and Cartography (GEOMAC) Project since 2020, thanks to the generous support from the Nippon Foundation of Japan. This capacity building project has connected the nautical cartography community, which currently has 112 alumni from 52 countries. The skills and knowledge of this community contribute to solving regional and global challenges beyond the SOLAS obligations.

Cartas Circulares 2026

External Liaisons

Inter-Governmental Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations are recognized as observers to be invited to meetings of the Assembly and all subsidiary organs and subordinate bodies of the IHO in which they have an interest and to which they can make a contribution. The IHO maintains a substantive number of Memoranda of Understanding and Co-operative Agreements with relevant organizations active in the maritime domain.

BSHC26 (2021)

LIST OF DOCUMENTS 26th Meeting  Virtual remote meeting, 21 - 23 September 2021 Post Meeting Documents: [Photo] [Minutes] [Actions] Updated:   10 November 2021   Document No Document Title BSHC26-Letter1 BSHC26 Letter of Invitation BSHC26-Letter1 Annex 1 Logistic Information v2.0 BSHC26-Letter1 Annex 2 Registration Form (pdf version) BSHC26-Letter1 Annex 3 Draft Programme v3.0 BSHC26_A1.2_List_Documents List of Documents - see this website BSHC26_A1.3_List_of-Participants List of Participants BSHC26_A3_Agenda Agenda for 26th Meeting of the BSHC v4.0 BSHC26_A4.1_BSHC25_Final_Minutes BSHC25 Final Meeting Minutes BSHC26_A4.2_BSHC25_List_of_Actions BSHC25 List of Actions - updated 20 August 2021 BSHC26_B1_SE Council Report BSHC26_B2_IHO IHO Secretariat Report BSHC26_B3.1_National_Report_Denmark National Report of Denmark BSHC26_B3.2_National_Report_Estonia National Report of  Estonia BSHC26_B3.3_National_Report_Finland National Report of Finland BSHC26_B3.4_National_Report_Germany National Report of Germany BSHC26_B3.5_National_Report_Latvia National Report of Latvia BSHC26_B3.6_National_Report_Lithuania National Report of Lithuania BSHC26_B3.7_National_Report_Poland National Report of Poland BSHC26_B3.8_National_Report_Russian Federation National Report of Russian Federation BSHC26_B3.9_National_Report_Sweden National Report of Sweden BSHC26_B4_IHO-EU Network_SE IHO-EU Network Report BSHC26_C1_FI MWG Report BSHC26_C2_SE Chart Datum WG Report BSHC26_C3_SE BSBDWG WG Report BSHC26_C4_DK BS-NSMSDIWG Report BSHC26_C5_SE BSMSIWG Report BSHC26_D1_DK Information about  the NHC strategic work BSHC26_D1.2_SE BSHC response to IHO Strategic Plan BSHC26_D2_FI WEND-WG Report BSHC26_D3_FI The need for regional coordination of S-100 implementation BSHC26_D4_FI BSICCWG Report BSHC26_D5_DE IHO Capacity Building Sub-Committee Issues Review (CBSC) BSHC26_D6_SE BSHC Website BSHC26_D7_SE Seabed 2030 BSHC26_D8_DK CSBWG Report BSHC26_D9_DK New Chart Production System BSHC26_E1_SE Amended Statues BSCH26_Presentations Presentations.zip BSHC26_Draft_Actions Draft Actions BSHC26_Draft_Minutes Draft Minutes

Events & recordings

Date Event Link 21 May 2024 SWPHC S-100 Workshop – Benefits of S-100 Presentations Electronic Chart Centre (ECC) SHOM & UKHO KRISO Recording 30 April 2024 workshop on Ed 5.2.0 on the S100 standard Presentation Recording 22 November 2023 SWPHC S-100 Workshop #3 – S-100 Implementation Agenda Presentations:   Australia (AHO)   New Zealand (LINZ)   USA (NOAA)   United Kingdom (UKHO)   IIC   IC-ENC Recording May 2023 Hydrographic Leaders Programme Pilot evaluation report Pilot evaluation headlines (presentation)   Report Presentation   5th Pacific Regional Energy & Transport Ministers Meeting Technical Information Paper TI06: The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Strategic Plan 2021- 2026 and the South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission (SWPHC) Workplan. Agenda TI06   IHO/SWPHC Intervention Intervention & photo SWPHC, SPC, IMO and IALA Photo 22-24 February 2023 3-Day SWPHC20 Meeting Agenda   Agenda Item 12: Hydrographic Leaders Programme (intro to session) Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 13: Hydrographic Leaders Programme (group feedback) Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 14: Empowering Women in Hydrography (intro) Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 14: Empowering Women in Hydrography (online group) Recording   Agenda Item 15: Safety of Navigation: Delivering as one Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 16: Building Partnerships: Understanding the World Bank Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 16: UNGGIM Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) - Implementation case studies Philippines Kiribati Recording Presentation Presentation   Agenda Item 21.2: Update from Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group (MSDIWG) Presentation Recording 14 February 2023 1-Day SWPHC20 VTC Pre-meeting Agenda   Agenda Item 2: Cybersecurity Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 3: UNGGIM Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF-H) – Implementation case studies Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 11: Empowering Women in Hydrography Presentation Recording   Agenda Item 12: Hydrographic Leaders Programme Presentation Recording 15,16 & 18 November 2022 Pacific Regional Transport Officials Meeting The IHO Strategic Plan 2021-2026 and the SWPHC Work Plan Agenda Paper Presentation  12 October 2022 SWPHC S-100 Workshop #2 – Updates and Value Proposition Agenda Presentations:    Australia (AHO)   New Zealand (NZHA)   Australia (AHO)    Fiji (FHS)    USA (NGA)    Singapore (MPA)    France (SHOM) Recording 1 July 2022 SWPHC Seabed 2030 Webinar #4: Moving ahead together: Summary, next steps and wrap-up Presentation Recording Photo 21 June 2022 SWPHC Seabed 2030 Webinar #3: CSB and the role of HOs and other data collectors Presentation Recording Photo 24 May 2022 SWPHC Seabed 2030 Webinar #2: Building the Map. How do we build the map? How can you access & contribute data? Presentation Recording Photo 10 May 2022 SWPHC Seabed 2030 Webinar #1: Where are we now? Introduction, Goals & Status of Mapping in the Region Presentation Recording 23-25 Feb 2022 SWPHC19 Agenda Item 12 SWPHC Draft Work Plan 2021-2026 Recording SWPHC19 Agenda Item 13 UNGGIM Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) & Open Data – the value proposition Recording 17 Dec 2021 Hydrographic Leadership Programme Q&A Webinar Photo1 - Photo2 - Photo3 27 Oct 2021 S-100 Workshop #1 – experiences in implementing S-100 Recording Presentations:     France     New Zealand     Australia     United Kingdom      Fiji 22 Sept 2021 Extratropical Surge and Tide Operational Forecast System (ESTOFS) Workshop Recording Presentation    

CSB Tools Workshop 2026

Have you considered how your boat's depth soundings could contribute to global databases or local maps? Or how your hardware or software company could support crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) efforts? If so, and whether you are exploring how to collect and use this data or are already involved in CSB, this workshop is for you!

Empowering Women in Hydrography

While the number of women in the workforce has risen in recent decades, there remains an imbalance between men and women in leadership positions, and women are still underrepresented in many STEM subjects. To try and change this, the IHO launched the project “Empowering Women in Hydrography” in 2021, with the goal of raising awareness about career opportunities in hydrography, and to increase the number of women in leadership positions.  The most recent study, conducted in early 2026, revealed that since the project's implementation, the percentage of female national hydrographers has increased from 7% to 10.5%. Similarly, the proportion of women chairing IHO bodies has risen from 13% to 32%. Additionally, women now vice-chair 44% of IHO organs.  In 2022 the project was officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Action.