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IHO Technical Standard(old)

Introduction The IHO technical Working Groups, Project Teams and Correspondence Groups conduct the work under the guidance of the HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE (HSSC). Please see the HSSC page for additional information on the technical standards development activities of the Organization.

MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES AFTER 2024

List of ABLOS Meetings and Conferences Note: To access the meeting page, you'll need an IHO Portal account. If you don't have one yet, don't worry! Creating an account is easy. Simply follow the instruction provided at the link here to set up your account and gain access to the meeting page. Click the IHO Portal to get started ABLOS Meetings and Conferences Year Title Venue Date Remarks 2025 32nd ABLOS Business Meeting Doha, Qatar 6 and 9 October 2025 IHO Portal 2025 12th IHO-IAG Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) Conference PROGRAMME (For more information and to register, please consult the ABLOS Website) Doha, Qatar 7 and 8 October 2025 ABLOS Website

IBSC47 (2024)

IBSC47 Meeting Hamburg, Germany 15 - 26 April 2024

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IBSC Recognized Programmes and Schemes

The IHO keeps a list of all institutions or professional bodies recognized by the FIG-IHO-ICA IBSC against the Standards of Competence. Standards indicate the minimum degree of knowledge considered necessary for hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to meet national and international hydrographic and charting requirements and the diverse needs of industry.

SCOPE4

Southampton, United Kingdom (National Oceanography Centre) Hybrid Meeting 26 October 2022 13:45 - 15:15 (UTC +1)

What is Hydrography ?

Hydrography involves measuring the depth of the water and fixing the position of all the navigational hazards that lie on the seafloor, such as wrecks and rocks. This is done mainly with specialised ships and boats operating echo sounders and sonars, but also using survey aircraft fitted with lasers. Useful information can also be derived sometimes from satellite observations. Hydrography also involves measuring the tide and the currents. The most well-known application of hydrographic information is for making the nautical charts that all mariners use for navigation. Hydrographic information is required for the safe, efficient and sustainable conduct of every human activity that takes place in, on or under the sea.