New Competence Standards For Growing Survey Needs

Today's hydrographers must be competent in acquiring data from a wide variety of acoustic, lidar and imaging systems deployed from surface vessels, underwater vehicles, airborne platforms and satellites, and must understand the integration of primary and ancillary sensors in those systems and the coastal and ocean environments in which they operate. Expanded connectivity and the introduction of e-learning methods, online courses, webinars and the like, have naturally attracted the attention of hydrographie agencies, companies and their staff, as well as individuals seeking new technical skills, and it is not surprising that attempts are being made to harness these technologies to meet the education and training requirements outlined above.