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Dr. Mathias Jonas, Secretary General, IHO oices the Seabed2030 project to map the en- transformed in hydrographic knowledge • Global climate change and tire oceans by 2030. • Smart end user devices inte- rising sea levels grate marine geoinformation in analogy “Improvement in global datasets

We have seen quantum leaps in to an “App concept” of seabed topography – mapping the technological advancements in the • Smart in-situ sensors (low oceans in their entirety with reasonable hydrographic space. What do you weight, low power consumption, inter- resolution. Improved modelling of sea see as the most important develop- net of things) as payload for swimming water level based on dense in-situ sensor ments in the past 5 years? (drifting, sailing) and ? ying drones grids and correlated with remote sensing • Preprocessing of in-situ sensor input (satellite data) and re? ned gravity • The ? nal shift in cartographic data on the spot model (geoid).” priority from printed to digital charting • Arti? cial intelligence to handle by means of a data centric approach for the massive amount of hydroacoustic • The push by IMO to cut mar- all sorts of hydrographic products data itime emissions 50% by 2050 • Improvements in sensor tech- • Position ? xing devices with “Route optimization, under keel clear- nology for sea survey: multibeam, lidar high vertical accuracy in real time ance management based on improved and satellite derived bathymetry • Payable broadband communi- hydrographic data and water level mod- • The introduction of citizen sci- cation at sea. elling. Plus, strengthening of local pro- ence – we name it crowd sourced ba- duction and local consumption to avoid thymetry – in our domain Please discuss the importance of unnecessary sea transportation.” these market developments (if not

What technology or technique do already covered): Speci? cally, how many coastal you see as promising in the coming • Increased Maritime Traf? c states contribute to IHO, and what years? in the Arctic regions: do you think is a key to get more on • Hydrography will enable au- “Needs hydrographic support in board?

tonomous technology for their own do- sparsely surveyed areas and assisting Today IHO counts 93 Member States main in sea survey and sea transporta- technology like forward looking sonars from six continents. The ideal goal is the tion in general integrated into the navigational environ- number of IMO membership – current- • Information gained with re- ment.” ly 174. Since the IMO has land locked mote sensing from air and space will be members as well, a realistic maximum November/December 2019 16

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