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XXV th INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC CONFERENCE AND
XV th INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Paris, France, 3 to 8 July
The XXV th International Cartographic Conference and the XVth International Cartographic Association
(ICA) General Assembly took place in Paris, France. The Hydrographer of Chile and Chair of the Marine
Cartography Commission of ICA, Captain Patricio Carrasco, represented the IHO.
The Conference was opened by Mr. William Cartwright, President of the ICA. Over 500 presentations
were provided covering more than 25 different topics, including: standards, data quality, Spatial Data
Infrastructures (SDI), projections, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), history, thematic maps,
atlases, education, cartographic profession. 200 poster sessions were divided by themes, one of which
covered the work that had been considered by the Marine Cartography Commission in the last four years.
The cartographic exhibition comprised over 120 different maps; nautical charts; aeronautical charts, and
special thematic charts. Also a children’s cartographic competition was held with more than 100 entries.
Finally, a technical exhibition including software, hardware, technological development in cartographic
analysis, production and edition was provided.
The Conference which was held at the Palais des Congrès in Paris was organized by the French
Committee of Cartography in partnership with SHOM, IGN, IRD, the BRGM and BNF.
Some of the participants travelled to Brest on 1 July to visit the Service Hydrographique et
Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM). Several presentations were made during this event by SHOM
staff members on the following subjects: « Updating of the nautical cartography on the coasts of Africa: a
new dynamic”, “Two centuries of cartography in marine sedimentology”, as well as a presentation by
Ingénieur Général de l’Armement (IGA) Gilles Bessero, as Chairman of the IHO Inter-Regional
Coordination Committee, on the subject: “Nautical cartography in the digital era: from standardization to
co-production”.
The Croatian Hydrographic Service described nautical cartography in the Adriatic Sea.
SHOM’s exhibition stand highlighted the use of hydrographic survey data in nautical charts, electronic
navigational charts and the Litto3D® project.
The first prize for the international chart exhibition in the category «Hydrography or maritime
navigational charts» was awarded to Norway for a chart of Oslo Havn (Port of Oslo). The second prize
was awarded to SHOM for nautical chart n° 7546 INT 7120 of the Port of Djibouti published in 2010, and
one of the 220 original charts produced by SHOM on the coasts of Africa.
The XV th International Cartographic Association General Assembly elected a new Executive Committee
for the period 2011-2015. Prof. Georg Gartner (Austria) was elected to be the new President. Uruguay
was accepted as a member of ICA.
One outcome of the Assembly was the decision of the Executive Committee to disestablish the Marine
Cartographic Commission and to transfer some responsibilities, such as education and standards, to other
commissions. This meant that the IHO/IHB relationship with ICA would in future be exercised directly
between the ICA President and the IHB. Amendments to the IHO/ICA Memorandum of Understanding
between the IHO and ICA were subsequently amended to reflect this.
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)
(Task 1.1.10)
IMO e-NAVIGATION CORRESPONDENCE GROUP CHAIRMAN’S FORUM
Brussels, Belgium, 11 January
The Chairman of the IMO Correspondence Group on e-Navigation, Mr John Erik Hagen (Norway), held a
small, informal meeting of invited representatives in Brussels on 11 January. Captain Ward represented
the IHO at this meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to assist Mr Hagen in developing his next round
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