Offshore surveying in support of energy, environment, submarine
telecommunications, ports and harbours
Hydrographic education, training and Continual Professional
Development (CPD)
Marine Environment & Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Data processing and management of hydrographic data
Nautical charting and bathymetric maps - analogue and digital,
includes ENCs (Electronic Navigational Charts)
Mission Statement
The mission of Commission 4 is to:
Promote the aims and objectives of FIG to hydrographers through the
active involvement of national delegates from member associations and
other interested parties in the activities of the commission.
Foster closer links with all sister organisations currently active
within the global hydrographic community.
Develop guidelines and standards that will assist hydrographers in
the provision of their services.
Disseminate information relevant to the profession through
participation in international meetings, conferences and committees.
General
Commission 4 strategy is focussed on (for example):
The development of best practice guides in Hydrography.
Active support and participation in FIG regional events.
Assist in the development and recognition of standards of competency
for hydrographic surveyors;
Assist in the development of technical standards and guidelines;
Assist with the review of standards and guidelines.
Promote the need for and benefits of, professional hydrographic
surveyor certification.
Chair
Peter Barr (Australia)
e-mail: pb.barmarine[at]bigpond.com
Members
Michael Beard (Australia)
e-mail: michaeljbeard[at]bigpond.com
Simon Allen (Australia)
e-mail: simon.allen[at]iinet.net.au
Simon Ironside (ex-officio member)
Chair SSSI Hydrography Commission (New Zealand)
e-mail: Simon.Ironside[at]eliotsinclair.co.nz
Specific project(s)
Broaden the membership of WG4.1 to ensure its legitimacy as an
active international professional body.
Support the IHO through the work of the HSSC by participating in
subordinate working groups in reviewing standards and guidelines.
S44 - IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys (February 2008)
S100 - IHO Universal Hydrographic Data Model (January 2010)
Support FIG members on the IBSC in reviewing/updating competency
standards.
S5 -Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors (December
2014)
Represent Commission 4 on the FIG Standards Network
Support the work of other Commission 4 working groups and
participate in major Commission events.
Workshops
Participation in FIG Standards Network meetings and other major
Commission events
Publication(s)
FIG Working Weeks will include technical papers and/or reports to
the FIG Standards Network on emerging hydrographic standards and
guidelines and other specific hydrographic
Timetable
Ongoing work will be reported at FIG Working Weeks during the term of
this plan and according to a timetable to be developed by the Working Group Chair.
Working group to present a draft report at the relevant FIG Congress.
Beneficiaries
IHO (International Hydrographic Organization)
IBSC (FIG-IHO-ICA International Board on Standards of Competence for
Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers)
FIG (including the FIG Standards Network forum)
Sister organizations and relevant national and international
Governmental Organization and NGOs
FIG member associations, hydrographic surveyors in industry,
Government, and academia
Other relevant stakeholders (eg. Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors
Certification Panel (AHSCP)).
Revision Log
Rev.
Date
Page(s)
Description
A3
20/11/14
Draft
Issued for Review
A4
4/04/15
Draft
Inclusion new membership and refined standards review
Assist in the development and promotion of marine and coastal
spatial information management issues supported by hydrography and
hydrographic data and information.
Cooperation with sister organizations and other appropriate bodies.
Cooperation with other FIG Commissions.
Chair
Jonathan Li, PhD, PEng, SMIEEE
Professor of Geomatics
Department of Geography & Environmental Management
Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Office: EV1-111,
e-mail: junli[at]uwaterloo.ca
Tel: +1-519-888-4567, ext. 34504, Fax: +1-519-746-0658
http://environment.uwaterloo.ca/research/rsgtl/
Specific project(s)
Cooperate with, and represent the interests of FIG Commission 4 to,
IMO in the development of an e-Navigation data framework (e.g.,
harmonization of data models among stakeholders).
Cooperate with IHO on the continuing development and expansion of
S-100 to support hydrographic- and hydrographic-related spatial
information management.
Cooperate with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., IHO-MSDIWG) on the
development of concepts and principles that impact and are impacted upon
by hydrography (e.g., MSDI, marine spatial planning and management,
marine data models and applications, marine cadastre etc.).
Present and promote the above concepts, principles and outcomes to
the international
Workshop(s)
Participation in / contribution to:
FIG Working Weeks, regional conference with dedicated technical
sessions and/or Workshops as appropriate;
International hydrography-related workshops and events.
Publication(s)
Possible publication(s) on MDSI, and marine spatial information
management.
Timetable
Working Group Chair will make reports at FIG Working Weeks
(2015-2018).
Working group to present a final report at FIG Congress, 2018.
Beneficiaries
International maritime community;
Sister organizations and other (national) agencies;
FIG member associations, surveyors in industry and government,
academe;
Gordon Johnston
Mr. Gordon Johnston, MRICS
67 Devon Road
Cheam
Surrey SM2 7PE
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. + 44 208 661 1650
Fax + 44 208 643 1890
Mob:+44 7966 937369
E-mail: gordon.johnston1[at]orange.net
Work Plan for “The Blue Economy” 2015 until 2018 is based upon the
continued work of Commission 4. The Blue Economy can be a diverse and wide
ranging topic but for FIG Comm 4 it shall be primarily in developing and
promoting the need to manage our oceans and seas in a sustainable manner
based upon good data, good environmental principles and good management
practices. In this way the WG shall seek to promote and engage with IGO’s
and other NGO’s to increase the understanding and awareness of the
importance of the marine and ocean areas. High on the agenda will be to
engage with UN-FAO and World Bank to determine how these organisations
perceive the importance and benefits of managing the marine and ocean areas.
Comm 4 WG will participate in seminars, conferences and Technical
Sessions at FIG events. In addition it is planned that additional joint
events shall be organised to further the work and to generate a short
publication within the work period.
Co-operation with Sister Associations
FIG and IHO
Commission 4 currently represents FIG on the FIG/IHO/ICA International
Board on Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical
Cartographers (IBSC) jointly with IHO and ICA. The commission will also
support the IHO in its Capacity Building Initiatives with representation on
the IHO Capacity Building Committee (CBC). Commission 4 will also support
the IHO on any appropriate technical initiatives.
FIG and the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies
(IFHS)
Commission 4 has begun to cooperate with the IFHS whereby the Federation
has provided input into the 2006-2010 work plan and the commission will
continue to lend its support towards sponsoring IFHS conferences and other
initiatives. For example, the commission has provided financial support and
resources for updating the IFHS special publication (SP-3) entitled
Hydrographic Surveying as a Career. It is important for Commission 4 to
maintain contact with all national Hydrographic Associations (whether
members of the IFHS or not) to foster
communications and cooperation for the betterment of the profession.
Notes:
FIG and IHO cooperate under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
which was signed in Athens, May 2004. Our liaison is IHB Director, Hugo
Gorziglia.
The role of the FIG/IHO/ICA International Board on Standards of
Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers (IBSC)
is to develop and up-date international standards of competence for
Hydrographic surveyors and to review the academic programme of
educational institutions that are seeking IHO accreditation of their
Hydrographic training courses. The IBSC is composed of 4 representatives
from FIG, 4 from IHO and 2 from the ICA. Our liaison officer with the
FIG and the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies
(IFHS) cooperate under a MoU which was signed in Cairo, April 2005. The
task has been mandated to Commission 4. FIG liaison with the IFHS is
Simon Ironside.
FIG and the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies
(IFHS) cooperate under a MoU which was signed in Cairo, April 2005. Our
liaison with the IFHS is their President, Paul Hornsby.
Co-operation with the United Nations agencies
Commission 4 will participate in co-operation with the United Nations
agencies on topics that are related to commission expertise (e.g. marine
cadastre, data framework for e-Navigation etc.) and on guidance by FIG
Council.
Cooperation with other FIG Commissions
Commission 4 will, for example, collaborate with Commission 5 to review
and revise (where required) FIG Publication 37, Vertical Reference Surface
for Hydrography. Commission 4 will also collaborate with other FIG
Commissions as appropriate.
Representation to FIG Networks and Task Forces
Commission 4 will appoint representatives to the following FIG
initiatives:
Standards Network
Climate Change Task Force
National and International Boundaries
Other Activities
Commission 4 will maintain and develop the commission’s web page, with
linkages to other relevant home pages and new pages or other networks for
special projects, to keep commission delegates, the Hydrographic community
and the public involved in and informed about the work of the commission.
Commission 4 will also contribute editorials, reports and articles to
Hydrographic publications including but not restricted to the Hydrographic
Journal, Hydro International, The Hydrographic Review, Sea Technology and
Lighthouse. Commission 4 will publish a newsletter at least once a year.
Calendar of Events
2015
Ocean Business 2015, 15-16 April, National Oceanography Centre,
Southampton, UK.
FIG Blue Economy seminar at Southampton 14th April.
U.S. Hydrographic Conference 2015, March 16-19 at Gaylord Hotel,
national Harbour,
Maryland, U.S.A.
FIG Working Week, 17-21 May,2015. Sofia, Bulgaria
2nd International Symposium on Computer Vision in Remote Sensing,
26-28 April 2015,
Xiamen, China.
3rd International Summer School on Mobile Mapping Technology, 26-30
April 2015,
Xiamen, China
Special session on mobile scanning and imaging systems at IGARSS
2015, 26-31 July
2015, Milan, Italy.
8th IHO-IAG Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) Conference
in Monaco
from 20 - 22 October, 2015
Hydro 2015 international Conference Symposium at Cairns, Queensland,
Australia from
03 - 07 November 2015. Theme: Harnessing the Blue Economy through
Joint Event of the 5th International Conference on Earth Observation
for Global Change
(EOGC 2015) and the 7th International Conference on Geo-information
Technologies for
Natural Disaster Management (GiT4NDM 2015), December 6-8, 2015,
United Arab, Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
9th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology (MMT),
December 10-12,
2015, Sydney, Australia.
2016
FIG Working Week, 2-6 May, Christchurch, New Zealand
Canadian Hydrographic conference, 2016
2017
FIG Working Week, May/June Helsinki, Finland
U.S. Hydrographic conference
2018
FIG XXVI Congress, May/June, Istanbul, Turkey
Canadian Hydrographic Conference.
Other Activities
Commission 4 will maintain and develop the commission’s web page, with
linkages to other relevant home pages and new pages or other networks for
special projects, to keep commission delegates, the Hydrographic community
and the public involved in and informed about the work of the commission.
Commission 4 will also contribute editorials, reports and articles to
Hydrographic publications including but not restricted to the Hydrographic
Journal, Hydro International, The Hydrographic Review, Sea Technology and
Lighthouse. Commission 4 will publish a newsletter at least once a year.
