Surveying and Charting of the Seas
eBook - PDF

Surveying and Charting of the Seas

  1. 611 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Surveying and Charting of the Seas

About this book

A practical book for those engaged in marine surveying and charting activities who must acquire, process and present data for hydrographic or engineering purposes. It covers the latest instrumental and equipment development, automation and computerization, as well as conventional methods for those without access to sophisticated instrumentation.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Surveying and Charting of the Seas
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. CHAPTER 1 - THE GLOBAL SITUATION
  8. 1.1 INTRODUCTION
  9. 1.2 THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
  10. 1.3 OCEAN USES AND ENGINEERING
  11. 1.4 LEGAL QUESTIONS
  12. 1.5 CHART PROJECTIONS
  13. 1.6 SYMBOLS, UNITS AND NOMENCLATURE
  14. CHAPTER 2 - THE TERRESTRIAL SITUATION
  15. 2.1 ADJUSTMENT AND PROPERTIES OF OBSERVATIONS
  16. 2.2 METHODS OF ADJUSTMENT IN MARINE SURVEYING
  17. 2.3 HORIZONTAL CONTROL
  18. 2.4 VERTICAL CONTROL
  19. 2.5 RECONNAISSANCE, TESTING AND ACCURACY ASSESSMENT
  20. 2.6 REMARKS
  21. CHAPTER 3 - THE MARINE SITUATION
  22. 3.1 DETERMINATION OF POSITION AT SEA
  23. 3.2 TRACK CONTROL
  24. 3.3 DATA ACQUISITION AT SEA
  25. CHAPTER 4 - THE HYDROGRAPHIC SITUATION
  26. 4.1 SHORE BASED ACTIVITIES
  27. 4.2 HYDROGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT
  28. 4.3 FORMATION OF A HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE
  29. 4.4 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN MARINE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
  30. REFERENCES
  31. LIST OF TABLES
  32. SUBJECT INDEX
  33. ERRATA