Boot Camps - Caris

14 th International User Group Conference 

Final Program 

Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver 

Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 25-28, 2012 

© Photos: CARIS ® & Vancouver Tourism

© Photos: Vancouver Tourism 

Index 

Event Supporters ..............................................................2 

Floor Plan ........................................................................6 

Downtown Map .............................................................10 

Schedule of Events .........................................................12 

Boot Camps ...................................................................18 

User Group Meetings .....................................................19 

Offical Conference Opening ...........................................20 

Conference Sessions .......................................................24 

Academic Poster Session ................................................42 

Networking & Off-Site Events ........................................42 

The CARIS Team ...........................................................44 

General Information ......................................................46 

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Event Supporters 

Sponsors and Exhibitors 

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Sponsors & Exhibitors 

Official Media Partners 

EdgeTech 

EdgeTech designs, manufactures and sells a 

variety of standard and engineered-to-order 

underwater sonar systems including side 

scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, bathymetric, 

combined and modular systems. 

The systems are available in a range of 

configurations for towed, deep towed, AUV, 

ROV, ROTV and custom platforms providing 

clearly superior underwater imaging. Additionally, 

EdgeTech provides highly advanced 

and reliable USBL acoustic tracking and positioning 

systems, transponder beacons, deep 

sea acoustic releases, shallow water and 

long life acoustic releases, motion reference 

units (MRU), underwater acoustic command 

and control systems and custom-engineered 

acoustic products previously branded as 

ORE Offshore. 

Hyundai e-Marine 

HYUNDAI e-MARINE’s electronic chart 

technology and its application service have 

now reached world-class level, credited by 

international organization such as IMO (International 

Maritime Organization) and IHO 

(International Hydrographic Organization). 

HYUNDAI e-MARINE also do the utmost 

effort with the pride and mission that our 

company is in charge of advanced development 

of maritime technology in Korea. 

The concept of e-Navigation is establishing 

the free communication between land, 

offshore and vessel for traffic control, survey 

activity, maritime traffic facility management, 

vessel monitoring and navigation without 

any limit of time and space. Much before the 

birth of e-Navigation concept, HYUNDAI e- 

MARINE devotes only one way for e-Navigation 

from foundation. 

Based on continuous technology innovation, 

HYUNDAI e-MARINE strengthen the competitiveness 

of maritime IT and develop new IT 

convergence with “e-Navigation and SMART 

Ship solution” slogan for global leader. 

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Sponsors & Exhibitors 

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IIC Technologies 

A global leader in the production, maintenance 

and update of geospatial data, 

this year IIC Technologies celebrates its 

20th anniversary of providing service 

excellence. A trusted supplier to over 

two dozen hydrographic agencies, IIC 

helps relieve production pressure by 

augmenting and enhancing existing 

capacity. With over 1,000 employees 

worldwide and offices in the US, 

Canada, UK, Australia and India, IIC 

provides a full range of GIS services to 

the marine, aeronautical and terrestrial 

community. From surveying and bathy 

processing to chart production and 

maintenance, IIC has a reputation for 

skilled project management, technical 

expertise, service quality, capacity and 

customer service. 

Kongsberg 

The leading provider of Marine and Offshore 

Technology, Kongsberg Maritime 

is the mainly civilian part of the Norwegian 

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA and is 

one of the world’s largest and leading 

suppliers of advanced marine electronics.With 

its strong application knowledge 

and trend-setting quality products, 

Kongsberg Maritime is able to offer 

unique and complete navigation and 

automation solutions for offshore oil & 

gas installations, commercial shipping, 

specialized purpose-built vessels and 

sea bed surveying and mapping. 

OKENOS 

OKENOS Sdn Bhd was incorporated on 

May 2010 in Malaysia. OKENOS main 

business activity is in the area of Marine 

equipment and software related services. 

OKENOS also provide maintenance 

and servicing of printing equipments 

through our business partners. 

OKENOS are managed and operate by 

professional individuals who are both 

qualified and experienced in the field of 

marine engineering and management. 

OneOcean 

OneOcean Corporation, based in Seattle, 

is a leader in cloud storage and data 

management for marine GIS. OneOcean 

unburdens organizations from independently 

managing inefficient legacy 

systems, empowering them to meet 

their business, research, and operating 

objectives. 

Specialized consulting services integrate 

marine data with trademarked 

product solutions - the OneOcean public 

Archive and private DataBank- bringing 

revolutionary efficiency to the process 

of collecting, storing, and accessing 

complex oceanic and geophysical data. 

AML Oceanographic 

AML Oceanographic (formerly Applied 

Microsystems) designs and manufactures 

ocean sensors, including conductivity, 

time-of-flight sound velocity, temperature, 

pressure, dissolved oxygen, 

and turbidity. We are the only manufacturer 

of X-Series Sensor Xchange 

able instruments in the oceanographic 

industry. The X-Series provides unique 

benefits including instrument modularity, 

ease and speed of recalibration, and 

savings. 

EIVA 

Eiva is a leading supplier of system solutions 

comprising software, hardware 

and services for marine surveys within 

the oil and gas offshore industry, installation 

of offshore wind turbines, hydrographic 

surveys and oceanographic 

studies. The company had sales of EUR 

10 million in 2010 and has 35 employees

in Hasselager, Denmark. The majority of 

sales are exports to international customers. 

Eiva sells its software products 

(NaviPac, NaviScan, NaviEdit, NaviModel 

and NaviPlot), which are recognized 

as state of the art in the industry. 

Hypack 

HYPACK,Inc. develops HYPACK ® , 

DREDGEPACK and, HYSWEEP ® software 

for the hydrographic and dredging 

industry since 1984. HYPACK ® is one 

of the most widely used hydrographic 

surveying packages in the world, with 

more than 5,000 users. Whether you are 

collecting hydrographic survey data or 

environmental data or just positioning 

your vessel in an engineering project, 

HYPACK ® provides the tools needed to 

complete your job. During the CARIS 

Conference, HYPACK will demonstrate 

the latest features in HYPACK ® 2012 

hydrographic survey software. 

Imagenex 

Imagenex Technology Corp. was 

founded in 1988 by pioneers in the 

development of high resolution sonar. 

On an international level, Imagenex is 

an innovative company that designs 

and manufactures sonar systems and 

continues to move forward through 

ground-breaking advances, with continual 

support for the customer’s needs 

and demands. 

MosaicHydro 

MosaicHydro trains multibeam surveyors 

using a total systems approach. 

Specifically, MosaicHydro trains the 

entire system not just one piece of hardware 

or software. We specialize in 5 day 

practical multibeam training courses 

that cover theory, set-up, collection and 

post-processing using almost every 

type of sonar and software. We have 

covered the globe with our courses 

and can accommodate client specific 

requests in addition to our twice-yearly 

open courses. 

Reson 

RESON is an industry leader in Multibeam 

Sonar Solutions. Their wide offering 

of SeaBat sonar models address the 

hydrographic, offshore, dredging, research, 

ROV, AUV, and defense markets; 

with models for ultra-high resolution 

shallow water surveys, or out to 8000m 

depths. Their expertise is providing 

support and turn-key solutions, from 

installation and integration through seaacceptance 

testing and full operational 

training. RESON’s focus is Efficiency, 

Productivity, Reliability, Repeatability, 

Relationship, and Support. They continue 

to evolve a complete product line 

with new innovative features to address 

the growing trends in the market, with 

focus on the most cost effective solution 

options to meet any level of performance 

and budget. 

Safe Software 

Safe Software is the maker of FME and 

the global leader in spatial data transformation 

technology that helps GIS 

professionals and organizations master 

their data interoperability challenges 

such as transforming data for use in 

CARIS software solutions. 

Teledyne 

Teledyne Odom Hydrographic specializes 

in precision equipment for hydrography 

including multibeam echo 

sounders, single beam echo sounders 

and sound velocity probes. With over 

25 years of experience in the market, 

Odom continues to develop new and innovative 

products for the hydrographic 

surveyor. 

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Floor Plan 

strathcona 

HPD UGM 

garibaldi 

Luncheons 

and 

Breaks 

Shuswap 

BDB UGM 

Salon 

Montague 

HIPS and SIPS 

UGM 

okanagan 

Alliance Partner 

Meeting 

service corridor 

Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver 

Boot Camps and UGM - Third Floor 

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to executive office ► 

Arbutus 

Business 

center 

Oak 

Paper Chart 

Composer 

Boot Camp 

service elevators 

public elevators 

third floor 

foyer 

Registration 

& Information 

Aspen 

HIPS and SIPS 

Boot Camp 

service corridor 

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Floor Plan 

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2 3 4 

Park Ballroom - B/C 

Conference Sessions 

Park Ballroom - A 

Exhibit Hall 

Academic Poster Session 

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Ballroom Foyer 

Rest 

Room 

Registration 

& Information 

Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver 

Conference Sessions - Lobby Level 

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PARK BALLROOM - A 

Exhibitors 

1 - Reson 

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2 - Hypack 

3 - AML Oceanographic 

4 - MosaicHydro 

5 - Kongsberg 

6 - EdgeTech 

7 - Safe Software 

8 - Teledyne 

9 - IIC Technologies 

10 - Imagenex 

11 - EIVA 

12 - OneOcean 


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Schedule of Events 

Sunday, June 24 

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration 

& Information Desk 

Third Floor Foyer 

Monday, June 25 

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration 



9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Boot Camps 

& User Group Meetings 

›› 

HIPS and SIPS Boot Camp 

Aspen Room 

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Paper Chart Composer Boot Camp 

Oak Room 

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HPD User Group Meeting 

Strathcona Room 

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Bathy DataBASE User Group Meeting 

Shuswap Room 

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HIPS and SIPS User Group Meeting 

Salon Montague 

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break Garibaldi Room 

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Boot Camps 

& User Group Meetings - Cont’d 

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon (Included) Garibaldi Room 

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Boot Camps 


3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break Garibaldi Room 



5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Networking Kickoff (Included) Pool Terrace* 

*Pool Terrace: Third floor of Four Seasons Vancouver Hotel 

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Tuesday, June 26 




9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Boot Camps 


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Aspen Room 

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Oak Room 

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Strathcona Room 

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Shuswap Room 

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Salon Montague 

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break Garibaldi Room 

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Boot Camps 


12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon (Included) Garibaldi Room 



1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Alliance Partner Meeting Okanagan Room 

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break Garibaldi Room 



6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Brewpub Night (Optional) Steamworks Brewing Co. 

375 Water Street 

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Wednesday, June 27 

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration & Information Desk Ballroom Foyer 

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Park Ballroom - A 

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Academic Poster Session Ballroom Foyer 

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Official Conference Opening Park Ballroom - B/C 

›› The Honourable Keith Ashfield 

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway 

›› Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff 

CBE Chief Executive, UKHO 

›› Dr. Mark Masry 

Research and Development Manager, CARIS 

›› Dr. John Delaney 

Professor of Oceanography, University of Washington 

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break Park Ballroom - A 

10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Conference Sessions Park Ballroom - B/C 

► ► 

Discovery 

Session Chair: Paul Cooper, VP, CARIS USA 

›› CARIS Showcase - The Future of Data Discovery Using CARIS Software 

Paul Cooper, CARIS 

Kevin Wilson, CARIS 

›› One Survey, One Server: OneOcean 

Shannon Smith, OneOcean 

›› Ocean Database and its Integration with CARIS Spatial Fusion Enterprise 

Mike Osborne, OceanWise Ltd. 

›› Crowd Sourcing for Hydrographic Data: A Preliminary Examination of Collected 

Data and Recommendations for its Effective Utilization 

Maxim van Norden, University of Southern Mississippi 

›› BEAMS: A Collaborative, Undergraduate-Focused Seafloor Mapping Program 

Leslie Sautter, College of Charleston 

Miles Logsdon, University of Washington 


M. Scott Harris, College of Charleston 

›› So You Think You Are a Category A Surveyor? 

Gordon Johnston, Venture Geomatics Limited 

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon (Included) Park Ballroom - A 

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1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Conference Sessions Park Ballroom - B/C 

►► 

Data Processing 

Session Chair: Corey Collins, CARIS 

›› CARIS Showcase - The Future of Data Processing Using CARIS Software 

Corey Collins, CARIS 

›› The British Geological Survey - Multibeam Survey Operations; An Aid to Understanding 

our Submerged Landscape 

Rhys Cooper, The British Geological Survey 

›› Vertical Surface Processing from Integrated MBES-LiDAR Data 

Elizabeth Leblanc, CIDCO 

Mathieu Rondeau, CIDCO 

Jean-Guy Nistad, CIDCO 

›› Why Centimetric Level Positioning is Essential in Shallow Surveys 

Mike Brissette, MosaicHydro Ltd 

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break Park Ballroom - A 


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Data Processing 

- Cont’d 

›› Filling the Gaps: Vessel-based Laser Scanning 

Kevin Tomanka, David Evans and Associates, Inc. 

›› Partnering with CARIS for MBES Development 

Doug Lockhart, Teledyne RDI 

›› Mapping Dynamic Processes with Recurring Surveys: 

A Case Study 


›› Quality Control for Multibeam Echosounders at the French Naval 

Hydrographic Service 

Thierry Schmitt, SHOM 

6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Dinner Cruise (Included) The Westin Bayshore 

Marina, #35-1601 

Bayshore Drive 

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Thursday, June 28 




8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Park Ballroom - A 

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Academic Poster Session Ballroom Foyer 

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Conference Sessions Park Ballroom - B/C 

►► 

Data Analysis 

Session Chair: Karen Cove, CARIS 

›› CARIS Showcase - The Future of Data Analysis Using CARIS Software 

Karen Cove, CARIS 

›› Process for Capturing Real World Features from 3-D Laser Scanned Point Clouds 

Katrina Wyllie, NOAA 

Grant Froelich, NOAA 

›› Preparing Data from Kongsberg Multibeam Echosounders for Map Production 

Terje Haga Pedersen, Kongsberg 

›› Applications of CARIS Tools Using Remote Computer Access for Hydrographic 

Surveys and Chart Revision 

Jessica Heke, CHS 

Rob Hare, CHS 

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break Park Ballroom - A 

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Conference Sessions Park Ballroom - B/C 

►► 

Data Analysis 

- Cont’d 

›› Production of S-57 Feature Objects from Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Data in the 

Florida Keys 

José V. Martinez-Diaz, Fugro Pelagos 

Marshall Blackbourn, Fugro Pelagos 

›› Implementation of CARIS Bathy DataBASE in Pacific Region, Canadian Hydrographic 

Service 

Michel Breton, CHS 

›› Using the latest CARIS Technology to help ensure Safe and Efficient Navigation 

in Restricted Waterways 

Wayne Dutchak, Canadian Coast Guard 

›› The CARIS Engineering Analysis Module - Assisting in the Management of 

Queensland’s Waterways 

Owen Cantrill, Maritime Safety Queensland 

Daniel Kruimel, CARIS 

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon (Included) Park Ballroom - A 

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►► 

Chart Production 

Session Chair: Stéphane Thériault, CARIS 

›› CARIS Showcase - The Future of Chart Production Using CARIS Software 

Stéphane Thériault, CARIS 

›› Hydrographic Production Database and Law of the Sea, Digital Data with No Limits 

Simon Matthews, UKHO 

›› Assessing Capabilities for CHS Law of the Sea Data Management Through 

CARIS HPD 

Serge Lévesque, CHS 

›› Unlocking the Benefit of a Hydrographic Database: Metrics, Benefits and Approaches 

James Carey, UKHO 

Simon Gittins, UKHO 

›› Methods to Influence Precise Automated Sounding Selection via Sounding Attribution 

and Depth Areas 

Edward Owens, NOAA 

CDR Richard Brennan, NOAA 

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break Park Ballroom - A 


►► 

Chart Production 

- Cont’d 

›› 

LINZ Paper Chart Masters 

Andrea McDonald, LINZ 

›› Database-Driven Marine Cartography at BSH 

Jana Vetter, BSH 

›› 

ENC Production for the Panama Canal Using CARIS Software 

Jaime Rodriguez, Panama Canal Authority 

›› Next Generation of ECDIS 

J.J. Kim, HYUNDAI e-MARINE Co., Ltd. 

Peter Kim, HYUNDAI e-MARINE Co., Ltd. 

Closing Remarks 

Park Ballroom - B/C 

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Boot Camps 

Monday and Tuesday, June 25-26 


A Boot Camp is a great way to get a concentrated dose 

of information and experience with CARIS software in 

a relatively short period of time. 

These two-day learning opportunities will be hosted 

on June 25-26, 2012. During the event, you will have 

dedicated access to a computer workstation while 

CARIS product specialists lead you through the latest 

enhancements, technology tips and tricks and industry 

best practices. 

At the end of your Boot Camp, you will have a clear path towards increased 

personal and organizational productivity and effectiveness in your use of CARIS 

software. 


Location: Aspen Room 

Experience the most trusted application in the industry for hydrographic data processing. 

The HIPS and SIPS Boot Camp is aimed at new users and will focus on the 

critical workflows for processing multibeam bathymetry and backscatter imagery 

data using the latest industry techniques. 

This Boot Camp will be of specific interest to those working as a hydrographic 

surveyor or data processor in areas related to marine science, marine spatial planning, 

oil and gas, port and waterway management, hydrography or defense. 

Topics will include Sensor Definition, Positioning and Vessel Motion, Total Propagated 

Uncertainty, Bathymetric Data Cleaning, Tides and Sound Velocity, Quality 

Control, 3-D Visualization, Image Processing and Product Creation. 


Location: Oak Room 

Experience CARIS’ new interactive paper chart production software. The Paper 

Chart Composer boot camp will focus on the critical workflows for nautical chart 

production to the International Hydrographic Office standards. As the replacement 

to the widely used CARIS GIS software this boot camp is an essential step in the 

transition to your next generation chart production platform. 

This boot camp will be of specific interest to those working as chart compilers and 

nautical cartographers, especially those who have been users of the traditional 

CARIS GIS software. 

Topics will include sheet and panel definition, supported data sources, conversion 

of ENC data to paper chart features, digitizing tools, topology, annotation, masking, 

borders and scale bars, quality control rules, vector and raster outputs and printing. 

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Monday and Tuesday, June 25-26 

Three specialized User Group Meetings will be hosted during CARIS 2012 on June 

25-26, 2012, bringing together the world-wide community of Hydrographic Production 

Database (HPD), Bathy DataBASE and HIPS and SIPS users. 

CARIS technical specialists will participate to deliver candid updates on current 

and future development plans while providing valuable answers and feedback on 

the topics brought forth by participants. 

Participation is limited to current and potential HPD, BDB or HIPS and SIPS users in 

the respective meetings. 


Location: Strathcona Room 

Topics may include, but will not be limited to: 

• Exchange implementation ideas and discuss operational experiences 

• Discuss technical concerns with HPD 

• Discuss and describe future improvement ideas for HPD 

• Discuss and communicate required solutions to meet collective needs. 

Sponsored by: 


Location: Shuswap Room 


• Bathymetric data management and processing 

• Automation of workflows and tasks 

• Mechanisms for metadata mapping and reporting Improvements in performance 

• Integrated Laser scanning and other bathymetric data in Bathy DataBASE 

Sponsored by: 


Location: Salon Montague 


• High-resolution/high-volume bathymetric data processing from swath and/or 

interferometer sonar systems 

• Implementation of GeoCoder for image processing and bottom characterization 

• High precision surveys and use of real-time/near real-time uncertainty estimates 

• Processing laser scan and multibeam bathymetry in an integrated environment 

• Implementation of Water Column Imaging 

• Surveying to the Ellipsoid 

Sponsored by: 

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Official Conference Opening 

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The Honourable Keith Ashfield 

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for 

the Atlantic Gateway 

The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries 

and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, 

will deliver the Opening Keynote Address to launch 

the Conference Sessions. 

Keith Ashfield is the Member of Parliament for 

Fredericton, New Brunswick. 

Keith Ashfield was first elected to the House of 

Commons in 2008 and re-elected in 2011. In 

October 2008, he was appointed Minister of State 

(Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency). In January 2010, he was appointed 

Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 

and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway. 

Prior to his election, Mr. Ashfield served in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. 

From 1999 to 2003, he served as Deputy Speaker of the Legislature and as 

provincial Minister of Natural Resources from 2003 to 2006. 

Prior to entering politics, Mr. Ashfield was active in local, provincial and national 

school trustee associations. He has also held senior positions in local companies, 

and has owned and operated his own businesses. 

Mr. Ashfield studied business administration at the University of New Brunswick. 

He resides in Lincoln, New Brunswick. He is married to Judy and they have two 

children. 

Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff 

CBE Chief Executive, UKHO 

Ian Moncrieff was born in Lancashire and graduated 

in Geography and Geology at Keele University in 

1977 on a RN university cadetship. He subsequently 

enjoyed a varied and always stimulating 34 year 

career in the Royal Navy. 

Qualified as a Principal Warfare Officer (PWO) 

originally specialising in Communications, he 

has 20 years operational seagoing experience 

in 11 warships and embracing Four Command 

appointments. 

He commanded the destroyer HMS Nottingham and Antarctic patrol ship HMS 

Endurance and was the Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. His 

active service includes Operation Sharp Guard (Former Republic of Yugoslavia) 

and Operation Bolton (Iraq). He has also held Joint Operational Command as 

Commander British Forces South Atlantic based in the Falklands.

Ashore, his staff experience includes a strong pedigree of senior appointments in 

Policy, Plans and Programmes in MOD Centre, as well as Fleet and Royal Marines 

HQs. He is a graduate of the Higher Command and Staff Course and Defence 

Strategic Leadership Course. He holds the IoD certificate in Company Direction. 

He became the UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive on the 

UKHO Board in the rank of Rear Admiral in December 2006. His portfolio included 

responsibility for all UK Defence related matters. He was appointed CBE in HM 

The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2010. He retired from the Navy in Nov 2010 

and became the Chief Operating Officer at the UKHO in December. This was 

another UKHO Board role with executive responsibility for Operations Production 

and Supply, Procurement and Intellectual Property, the Programme Support Office, 

Legal, and significantly, the Transformation Programme. He took over as Chief 

Executive on October 17, 2011. 

He and his wife Marion live in the Exmoor National Park and have two sons, 

Andrew (born 1987), a graduate in Politics who is a Lt in The Royal Dragoon 

Guards and James (born 1990) studying Politics at the University of Newcastle and 

an Army Officer candidate on a bursary. He is a Younger Brother of Trinity House, a 

Freeman of the City of London and Member of the Honourable Company of Master 

Mariners, the Institute of Directors, the Royal Institute of Navigation and the RNLI 

Council and Trustee of Falklands Conservation. Pastimes include dinghy sailing and 

golf and he has had work published as an amateur wildlife photographer. 

Dr. Mark Masry 

Research and Development Manager, CARIS 

Mark Masry is the R&D Manager at CARIS. He 

received his B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering 

from the University of New Brunswick in 1998 and 

his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from 

Cornell University in 2003. 

Before joining CARIS in 2006, Mark was a 

postdoctoral researcher in the Computational 

Synthesis Lab at the Sibley School of Mechanical 

and Aerospace engineering, Cornell University, 

where he worked on 

image understanding and computer-aided design. 

His research interests include spatial data structures, 

visualization, signal 

processing, and image 

understanding. 

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Official Conference Opening 

Dr. John Delaney 

Professor of Oceanography, University of 

Washington 

John Delaney is a Professor of Oceanography and 

holds the Jerome M. Paros Endowed Chair in Sensor 

Networks at the University of Washington. Since 

1997, he has directed development of the regional 

cabled ocean observatory in the northeast Pacific 

Ocean that evolved into the Regional Scale Nodes 

program within the National Science Foundation’s 

Ocean Observatories Initiative. 

This distributed, remote, sensor-robotic network will convert a sector of the Juan 

de Fuca tectonic plate and overlying ocean into an internationally accessible, 

interactive, real-time natural laboratory capable of reaching millions of users via 

the Internet. Such networks are at the leading edge of ocean and earth science 

research and education. 

Delaney has published nearly 100 scientific papers and articles, and has served as 

chief scientist on more than 45 oceanographic research cruises, many of which 

have included the Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin and the Remotely Operated 

Vehicle Jason. In September 2005, he co-led the VISIONS’05 research expedition, 

which successfully broadcast the first-ever live, high-definition video from the 

seafloor across the world. Scientists, educators, and the general public, viewed 

the real-time broadcasts from the underwater volcanoes of the NE Pacific over 

cable and satellite television and on the web via the Research Channel. 

His research focuses on the deep-sea volcanic activity of the Juan de Fuca Ridge 

in the northeast Pacific Ocean. In the summer of 1998, Delaney led a joint expedition 

with the American Museum of Natural History to successfully recover four 

volcanic sulfide structures now on display in AMNH’s Hall of the Planet Earth. 

This U.S./Canadian effort was the subject of a NOVA/PBS and a BBC documentary 

entitled Volcanoes of the Deep. Samples collected on this expedition produced the 

highest temperature microbes ever cultured on earth. Some hypotheses link these 

deepsea volcanic systems to the origin of life on earth. 

In 1987, Delaney served as the first Chairman of the RIDGE Program and initial cochairman 

of the international InterRIDGE. Both programs were designed to foster 

intensive studies of the physical, chemical, and biological interactions that characterize 

the vigorous volcanic and hydrothermal activity along the 70,000-kilometer 

mid-ocean ridge system. These programs, still active today, have channeled hundreds 

of millions of dollars into research and education about processes that support 

exotic life forms sustained through chemosynthesis driven by plate tectonics 

several kilometers below sea level. Delaney has served on several NASA Committees 

charged with defining the nature of missions to Europa, one of the moons of 

Jupiter, suspected to harbor both a liquid ocean and submarine volcanoes. 

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10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

► Discovery 

Session Chair: Paul Cooper, VP, CARIS USA 

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Ocean Database and its Integration with Spatial Fusion 

Enterprise 

Mike Osborne, OceanWise Ltd. 

Marine environmental data is 

complex and comes in a variety of 

formats. Storing this data centrally 

in a database with multiple means 

of access, and combining it with 

spatial data in GIS and Web GIS, is 

an increasingly common requirement 

bringing with it many benefits. 

However, the technologies and skills 

required to achieve this are often 

seen as too complex and prohibitive 

to implement. Ocean Database (ODB) 

is a complete data management 

solution that loads and stores many 

standard types of simple and complex 

marine and environmental monitoring 

data. Associated parameters 

used in quality control and metadata 

creation are included, facilitating 

onward data exchange and use. ODB 

may be accessed through a variety 

of general and specialist software 

applications including GIS, Microsoft 

Excel and MATLAB, and OceanWise’s 

on-line publishing system, Port-Log. 

net. CARIS Spatial Fusion Enterprise 

offers a well-established means for 

presenting spatial data within web 

applications. A proprietary framework 

for data drawing, including map 

tiling and caching strategies, allows 

users to seamlessly navigate small to 

very large datasets. Industry standards, 

such as the Open Geospatial 

Consortium’s Web Map Service, Web 

Feature Service and Web Coverage 

Service, are supported. SFE also implements 

the European Community’s 

INSPIRE Directive Network Services 

for View and Feature Download. 

Through ODB’s Application Programming 

Interface (API), OceanWise 

and CARIS are working closely to 

integrate ODB’s oceanographic and 

marine environmental data loading, 

storage and handling capability 

with the processing and publishing 

power of SFE. SFE already connects 

to CARIS’s Hydrographic Production 

Database (HPD) and Bathy Database 

(BDB). With ODB, users are now able 

to extend the functionality of SFE to 

oceanographic and other environmental 

data types. When combined, 

ODB, HPD, BDB and SFE provide the 

ultimate marine spatial and temporal 

data management and publishing solution 

supporting numerous marine 

and coastal SDI applications. 

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Crowd Sourcing for Hydrographic Data: A Preliminary 

Examination of Collected Data and Recommendations for its 

Effective Utilization 

Maxim van Norden, University of Southern Mississippi 

Although major shipping routes and 

commercial ports are well-surveyed, 

other areas of hydrographic interest 

are not. Hydrographic surveys are expensive, 

a modern survey ship may 

cost around $1 million per month to 

operate and this has caused a nautical 

charting triage where the hydrographic 

survey prioritization process 

favors critical commercial shipping 

lanes. In fact, NOAA has stated that 

50% of U.S. waters have not been 

surveyed since 1940. This lack of 

modern survey data is particularly 

acute in inshore areas. In addition, the 

cruise liner industry frequently makes 

close passages to picturesque land 

areas of the world including Alaska, 

the Antarctic, the Caribbean, and 

elsewhere. Some of these areas have 

never been surveyed. Crowd sourcing 

of hydrographic data is becoming 

a populist answer to hydrographic 

data deficiencies both for U.S. and 

international waters. The SURVICE 

Engineering Company has marketed 

ARGUS (Autonomous Remote Global 

Underwater Surveillance) an autonomous 

system that collects time, position, 

depth, and other environmental 

data from user vessel chart plotters 

and ‘harvests’ that information via 

Wi-Fi. SURVICE’s partners include 

CARIS. Data is maintained on a server 

with CARIS BathyDataBase (BDB) and 

distributed to users via CARIS Spatial 

Fusion Enterprise. This presentation 

will examine typical chart plotter 

hardware, collected data, and processing 

software used by SURVICE 

ARGUS and CARIS. Comparisons will 

be made with established hydrographic 

data processes to determine 

Total Propagated Uncertainty (TPU). 

Furthermore, the techniques used 

in processing crowd source data to 

include filtering bad data out, tide and 

sound speed corrections, and the fusion 

of crowd source track data with 

hydrographic office charted soundings 

will be examined. 

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BEAMS: A Collaborative, Undergraduate-Focused Seafloor 

Mapping Program 

Leslie Sautter, College of Charleston 

Miles Logsdon, University of Washington 


M. Scott Harris, College of Charleston 

BEAMS (BEnthic Acoustic Mapping 

and Survey) is a collaborative 

partnership among the College of 

Charleston, University of Washington, 

NOAA and CARIS. The 

BEAMS Program (formerly known as 

SeaMap) offers undergraduate students 

multibeam sonar bathymetric 

survey training, shipboard experience, 

and research and internship 

opportunities. Students learn the 

CARIS HIPS & SIPS and BASE Editor 

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multibeam processing and presentation 

software, gain at-sea experience, 

conduct projects, and present 

research. Projects use both BEAMS 

cruise sonar data and data provided 

by government and academic colleagues. 

Begun in 2007 at CofC and 

expanded to UW in 2011, 62 students 

have participated in one of six 

BEAMS Programs. More than 77% of 

the “Beam Team” participants from 

years 2007-2011 have continued to 

use their skills with private industry, 

government programs, or graduate 

schools in sea survey-related 

fields. The BEAMS Program vision 

is to develop a strong and qualified 

workforce of ocean surveyors in 

support of the academic, research 

and operational maritime communities. 

We hope to establish BEAMS 

as a recognized academic program 

that offers practical experience, field 

training, and innovation in ocean 

surveying complemented by classroom 

education in marine geospatial 

sciences. 

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So You Think You Are a Category A Surveyor? 

Gordon Johnston, Venture Geomatics Limited 

In today’s world, challenged with 

ever evolving technology, increased 

commercial pressures, an often 

litigous environment and high levels 

of security concerns, can today’s surveyor 

really claim to be fully qualified 

and able to perform to a recognised 

standard? This presentation provides 

an overview of the status of the 

Hydrographic community in terms 

of its education and training and 

how individuals rather than institutions 

may now consider themsleves 

with respect to qualifications and 

standards. Referencing the work 

and analysis of FIG/IHO/ICA International 

Standards of Competence for 

Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical 

Cartographers Board (the IBSC) the 

presentation aims to outline the 

international situation and a number 

of national circumstances to develop 

the concept that the training 

of professional hydrographic 

surveyors has never been 

better. In today’s world it is not 

enough to have a loose form of 

acceptance relating simply to 

education and so the paper proposes 

that more groups be involved in the 

development and training in the profession. 

Companies like CARIS can 

be involved to progress, maintain 

and sustain knowledge and provide 

a basis for devleoping the IBSC standards. 

This presentation discusses 

some of these elements and provides 

an insight in to the developments 

in the IBSC and its influence on the 

wider Hydrogrpahic community. 

Will this multi-faceted approach 

work? Is there a demand? Can it be 

maintained and sustained in today’s 

commercially sensitive world? The 

presentation 

touches on 

these issues 

of the 

future. 

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1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

► Data Processing 

Session Chair: Corey Collins, CARIS 

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The British Geological Survey - Multibeam Survey Operations; 

An Aid to Understanding our Submerged Landscape 

Rhys Cooper, The British Geological Survey 

Multibeam surveying provides us 

with detailed seabed morphology 

and can drastically improve our 

geological understanding of an area. 

The present day sea level is just an 

arbitrary point on the landscape. 

There is evidence all around the coast 

for former sea levels both higher 

and lower than at present, even in 

the geologically recent past. Therefore 

we can expect the variation in 

morphology we see onshore to occur 

offshore and processes that are active 

today may have affected areas now 

submerged when they were previously 

exposed. BGS has purchased a 

new survey boat, The White Ribbon. 

This is a small catamaran, equipped 

with a Kongsberg EM3002D. Its small 

size and draft allow survey operations 

to be undertaken in very shallow water 

depths. We use CARIS to process 

and visualise our data. This allows geologists 

to interpret seabed features 

and processes, thus improving our 

geological understanding of an area. 

This talk will provide a narrative of 

BGS experiences in multibeam survey 

work and how we have applied 

CARIS to maximise results. It will 

outline several examples from around 

the UK where the White Ribbon has 

been used. These include Loch Eribol, 

Loch Lomond, Lake Windermere and 

the Firth of Forth. The full BGS workflow 

from data acquisition, processing 

and seabed map production will 

be outlined and discussed. 

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Vertical Surface Processing from Integrated MBES-LiDAR Data 

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Elizabeth Leblanc, CIDCO 

Mathieu Rondeau, CIDCO 


In the last few years, CIDCO has 

been developing expertise in port 

infrastructure inspection. MBES and 

LiDAR data are combined to produce 

a full coverage of the submerged and 

emerged structures. Currently, the 

submerged parts are surveyed by 

divers who transmit their subjective 

observations orally to the drafter. Our 

integrated approach provides detailed 

and objective data with full coverage 

at a fraction of the survey time, which 

provides very precious information 

for infrastructure management bodies 

to better plan structure maintenance 

and repair. The combined MBES-

LiDAR raw data is a 3-D scatter of 

points which exceeds the specifications 

of 5 cm uncertainty (95 % CI) that 

is expected for this type of survey. 

Processing techniques are therefore 

needed. Since the data represents a 

vertical surface, the use of conventional 

tools such as CUBE implemented 

in CARIS HIPS and SIPS is 

not appropriate because it would only 

retain one hypothesis per geographical 

position cell out of a set of valid 

hypotheses. To overcome this problem, 

CIDCO has been testing different 

solutions. Three approaches will be 

presented here. The first one applies a 

90˚ roll bias (value entered in the vessel 

file) during the merge step in HIPS. 

The second one uses the merged 

data exported from HIPS to feed a 

weighted mean average (WMA) based 

standard deviation filter and surface 

meshing implemented in Matlab. The 

last method applies a 90˚ rotation on 

specific fields in the collected xtf 

files, which are then processed in 

HIPS using the Swath-Angle option 

for surface creation. A discussion on 

the performance and the limitations of 

each method is also provided. 

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Why Centimetric Level Positioning is Essential in Shallow 

Surveys 

Mike Brissette, MosaicHydro Ltd 

The capabilities of the latest generation 

of multibeam echosounders 

have made the use DGPS positions in 

surveys in 100 m water and shoaller 

unacceptable. With the evolution of 

decreasing beamwidths and higher 

vertical resolutions, multibeam 

footprints in less than 100 m of 

water are typically smaller than the 

horizontal resolution of their ancillary 

meter/sub-meter positioning systems 

such as DGPS. As such, the benefits 

of the smaller multibeam footprints 

can be entirely negated or even detrimental 

to surveys whose horizontal 

positioning uncertainty is greater 

than the size of the multibeam footprint. 

Using positioning tools such 

as Real Time Kinematic GPS, GNSS 

Aided Inertial Navigation systems 

and position post-processing the 

full capabilities of a high resolution 

multibeam system may be realized. 

This presentation will illustrate the 

critical importance of centimetric 

level positioning in high resolution 

shallow surveys using actual survey 

examples as well as the tools in HIPS 

to take advantage of post-processed 

positions. 

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Filling the Gaps: Vessel-based Laser Scanning 

Kevin Tomanka, David Evans and Associates, Inc. 

In February of 2011, David Evans and 

Associates, Inc. (DEA) conducted 

a multifaceted survey for the 

removal and reconstruction of 

the 17 th Street Dock in front of the 

Columbia River Maritime Museum 

in Astoria, Oregon. A vesselbased 

laser scanner, multibeam 

echosounder and terrestrial high 

definition laser scanner were used 

to provide high resolution mapping 

of both upland and submerged 

features including an existing dock, 

museum and surrounding seafloor. 

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The merger of both upland and 

vessel based scanning allowed 

for detailed mapping of features 

that would not be fully mapped by 

terrestrial or vessel based systems 

alone. While traditional land-based 

scanning could capture most of the 

above-water areas, the seaward face 

of the dock and areas behind and 

beneath moored vessels were filled 

by using the vessel based survey 

methods. The equipment utilized for 

this work included: a tightly coupled 

GPS / inertial position and motion 

reference system, a Riegl laser 

scanner and a Reson 8101 multibeam 

bathymetric system mounted on 

a hydrographic survey vessel. The 

terrestrial scanner utilized was a 

Lecia. Final XYZ data from the various 

systems was integrated using CARIS 

HIPS Professional into a composite 

high resolution data set to be used by 

the City of Astoria engineers for the 

design of a replacement of the 17 th 

Street Dock. This presentation gives 

an overview of the project, presents 

the techniques utilized, shows the 

high level of agreement obtained 

between the various systems and 

summarizes the processing of laser 

data in CARIS HIPS Professional. 

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Partnering with CARIS for MBES Development 

Doug Lockhart, Teledyne RDI 

Typically, CARIS HIPS and SIPS find 

their place in post survey processing 

environments where their editing, QC, 

and visualization tools are used to create 

final data products from raw survey 

data. However, these same tools 

can be equally effective during the sonar 

development process, well before 

the end user ever sees the sonar. Teledyne 

RD Instruments, working with 

Teledyne Odom, recently completed 

development of the MB1 multibeam 

sonar. During the development of 

this multibeam, CARIS supported the 

program by providing file conversion 

utilities so that Teledyne could directly 

view and critique system performance 

and data quality. This allowed TRDI to 

work directly with sea trail data starting 

with initial R&D prototypes all the 

way through to the final production 

model. Using CARIS, TRDI obtained 

valuable insight into the performance 

of the multibeam early enough in 

development to make meaningful 

changes to the system. 

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Mapping Dynamic Processes with Recurring Surveys: A Case 

Study 

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It is well known that recurring hydrographic 

surveys offer the possibility 

of studying dynamic processes such 

as sedimentary displacement. One’s 

ability to eliminate or at the very 

least to constrain all variable factors 

unrelated to the dynamic process 

under study will strongly influence 

the quality of one’s analysis. From a 

hydrographer’s point of view, these 

factors include survey methodology, 

boat setup and hardware and software 

utilized. As the temporal scales 

that characterize the said processes 

decreases (longer time lapses between 

surveys), the likelihood that the

follow-up surveys are performed under 

different circumstances increases. 

Since 2004, CIDCO has performed 

4 hydrographic surveys of Wabush 

Lake, Newfoundland-and-Labrador, 

Canada. Each survey was performed 

using different boats, MBES, motion 

sensors, navigation correction, 

acquisition software and personnel. 

Moreover, as technology progressed, 

different survey methodologies were 

implemented. The single common 

characteristic of all surveys is that 

CARIS HIPS and SIPS was used 

for data post-processing and final 

product creation. This presentation 

will thus show how using a single 

post-processing solution has helped 

to constrain survey specific factors 

and how the evolution of HIPS and 

SIPS over an eight year period has 

coincided with improvements in the 

methodologies for rapid bathymetry 

and imagery processing for the study 

of sedimentary displacement. 

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Quality Control for Multibeam Echosounders at the French Naval 

Hydrographic Service 

Thierry Schmitt, SHOM 

The French Naval Hydrographic 

Service (SHOM) has used multibeam 

echosounders since the early 90’s 

(“EM12 Dual” onboard L’espérance). 

In 1998, it was decided to generalize 

the installation of these echosounders 

onboard SHOM’s survey vessels and 

launches. Today, SHOM operates 15 

multibeam echosounders in its fleet, 

including one system mounted on an 

AUV. 

IHO Special Publication N°44 states 

that hydrographic systems should 

be considered from a global point of 

view: from the sensors to the operators 

(including operating procedures 

and training). Hence, in order to 

provide the mandatory information on 

the accuracy and repeatability of the 

measurement, SHOM has implemented 

a multibeam management system 

based on several steps: 

• Dry-dock accurate measurements 

of installation parameters and 

laboratory calibration of the sensors 

(when possible); 

• Complete and accurate system 

qualification procedures, based on 

reference patch test areas; 

• Configuration registration; 

• Definition of an operational methodology; 

redaction of operating 

procedures and training of surveyors; 

• Control of the management system 

configuration and performances, 

including: 

-- Periodical Angles and lever arm 

measurements in dry-dock; 

-- Sensors (like velocimeters) calibration 

in laboratory; 

-- Periodical patch tests; 

-- Data quality control on dedicated 

areas every year and after each 

modification of the configuration. 

-- Storage of all vessels and subsystems 

configurations and technical 

information in a database. 

CARIS HIPS and SIPS takes a predominant 

place in this process of control 

and qualification of our systems. We 

will provide some insights and suggestions 

on the ways of using HIPS 

during this process. 

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8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

► Data Analysis 

Session Chair: Karen Cove, CARIS 

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Process for Capturing Real World Features from 3-D Laser 

Scanned Point Clouds 

Katrina Wyllie, NOAA 

Grant Froelich, NOAA 

Karen Cove, CARIS 

Karen Hart, CARIS 

The Hydrographic Survey Division at 

NOAA has been investigating the use 

of vessel-mounted LiDAR systems 

to compliment traditional surveying 

methods like multibeam and sidescan 

sonar to perform surveys along 

the coastline. The 3-D scanned laser 

data has been found to augment and, 

in some cases, potentially replace 

traditional shoreline methods that can 

be time consuming, expensive, and 

dangerous. NOAA is developing new 

workflows for identifying and capturing 

features from the high density point 

clouds using CARIS Bathy DataBASE 

(BDB). This presentation seeks to relay 

these first experiences using this kind 

of laser scanned data in a practical 

and time efficient way in the creation 

of features for charting and other 

purposes. 

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Preparing Data from Kongsberg Multibeam Echosounders for 

Map Production 

Terje Haga Pedersen, Kongsberg 

This paper describes how a Kongsberg 

Multibeam Echosounder system 

logs data and prepares them for use 

in a map production system. Also 

data from other systems like GPS 

PPP-data and delayed heave, can 

be logged together with the echosounder 

data. A brief discussion on 

the acquisition system is therefore 

provided here before the required 

post-processing steps are lined out 

and the interfaces to CARIS’s production 

systems are shown. The result is 

a complete production line from ping 

to chart with as little manual interaction 

as possible. 

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Applications of CARIS Tools Using Remote Computer Access for 

Hydrographic Surveys and Chart Revision 

Jessica Heke, Canadian Hydrographic Service 

Rob Hare, Canadian Hydrographic Service 

Small survey launches are often 

deployed to acquire multibeam 

bathymetry in coastal areas where 

shallow depths imply very large data 

volumes. The lack of space on-board 

shallow-water survey launches has 

meant data processing occurs after 

the fact back in the office. These 

two things can be at odds with our 

primary goals of: having a nearly 

completed product ready within a 

short timeframe after survey operations 

end; and conducting quality 

control on the data before departing 

the survey area. Processing hydrographic 

data by logging onto a centralized 

server from a shore-based 

remote location has proven to be 

a viable technique in hydrographic 

data processing (Peyton et al, 2010). 

Taking this concept one step further, 

the Canadian Hydrographic Service 

conducted a trial survey whereby a 

Citrix remote client was installed on 

a small survey vessel and multibeam 

data was cleaned and processed using 

CARIS HIPS from a remote shore 

based facility in near real-time. This 

paper describes the survey setup, 

system configuration and processing 

results using the above methodology 

during a demonstration survey on 

board a 22 foot survey launch with 

room for only a coxswain and data 

acquisition hydrographer. The near 

real-time quality control of the data 

as it was being collected allowed the 

survey team to adapt their sampling 

strategy to ensure specifications for 

depth uncertainty and complete coverage 

were met before departing the 

survey area. In addition, anomalous 

soundings over a wreck were identified 

by the remote processor, a fact 

that was not obvious to the survey 

team in the boat. Subsequently, additional 

lines were run to identify the 

wreck superstructure and obtain a 

least depth and position for subsequent 

Notice to Mariners. 

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Production of S-57 Feature Objects from Airborne LiDAR 

Bathymetry Data in the Florida Keys 

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José V. Martinez-Diaz, Fugro Pelagos 

Marshall Blackbourn, Fugro Pelagos 

A recent Airborne LiDAR Bathymetric 

(ALB) survey for NOAA’s Office of 

Coast Survey (OCS) hydrographic 

program required the production of 

fully attributed S-57 feature objects 

as one of the main deliverables. A 

little over 1250 km 2 were surveyed 

around the Marquesas Keys (west of 

Key West, Florida) with a SHOALS- 

1000 ALB system. Water depth 

ranged from the mean high water 

level to a maximum around 40 m 

(laser extinction). The production of 

S-57 features is a standard deliverable 

for OCS hydrographic charting 

program. This survey was faced with 

an augmented challenge during the 

data analysis of bathymetric features, 

when compared to data produced by 

surface vessels. Normally, acoustic

surveys have very limited incursion 

to water depths less than 4 m. 

The 4 m and shallower depths are 

cartographically very complex due to 

the number of significant features to 

chart (rocks, obstructions, dangers 

to navigation, foul areas, and so on), 

therefore the number and type of features 

and attribution are considerable 

larger when a capable ALB system 

collects data over this depth region. 

This paper discusses the overall 

survey approach, the challenges 

confronted during data acquisition 

and, ultimately, the particular aspects 

faced during data processing, validation 

and S-57 feature generation. 

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Implementation of CARIS Bathy DataBASE in Pacific Region, 

Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) 

Michel Breton, Canadian Hydrographic Service 

Marine chart production requires a 

significant amount of bathymetric 

data. Managing these data properly is 

an ongoing challenge. However, if the 

data sets are stored within an efficient 

database instead of a file-based structure, 

data management and access 

can be greatly improved. The Pacific 

Region of the Canadian Hydrographic 

Service (CHS) has chosen to go that 

way in 2011. Using the CARIS Bathymetric 

Database (BDB) version 3.2, 

over 1200 bathymetric data sets have 

been loaded and are now accessible 

for hydrographers. The purpose of 

this paper is to describe the method 

used in CHS Pacific Region to implement 

a user-friendly database that 

holds bathymetry. Some of the topics 

to be explored include dealing with 

existing metadata and avoiding 

redundant entries, the importance of 

bounding polygons, the choice of attributes, 

and deciding which data sets 

need to be loaded. With standardization 

and product quality being crucial 

to the CHS, ISO documentation, quality 

control processes and some of the 

S-57 and CHS attributes used will be 

discussed. 

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Using the Latest CARIS Technology to Help Ensure Safe and 

Efficient Navigation in Restricted Waterways 

Wayne Dutchak, Canadian Coast Guard 

Using the latest CARIS Technology 

to help ensure Safe and Efficient 

Navigation in Restricted Waterways 

Each year, the Canadian Coast Guard 

(CCG), through its Waterways Management 

program, funds an annual 

channel bottom monitoring program 

to help ensure that the shipping community 

is fully informed of the bottom 

conditions and any restrictions that 

may affect safe and efficient navigation 

in Canada’s commercial waterways. 

This past year, CCG has been 

working with stakeholders to implement 

a new standard for publishing 

channel bottom condition information. 

The intent of this initiative is to 

improve information sharing and distribution 

between CCG Headquarters 

and regional offices, between Public 

Works and Government Services 

Canada, Port Metro Vancouver and 

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the Fraser River Pilots through a webenabled 

environment utilizing the 

latest CARIS technology. The Fraser 

River, just south of Vancouver, British 

Columbia, is one of Canada’s busiest 

commercial waterways. The shipping 

industry is continually looking 

to maximize the limits of the river’s 

available depths; and to help industry 

plan safe and efficient transits the 

Canadian Coast Guard - Pacific 

Region is integrating CARIS software 

with the existing reporting system 

to ensure the river pilots can determine 

the maximum draught and best 

sailing times on the river. To date, 

the integration of CARIS products is 

progressing as planned; the necessary 

software training is completed, 

and the required protocols to exchange 

information with clients and 

key stakeholders are under development. 

The next step will be to test a 

web-enabled environment to ensure 

the interoperability of CCG’s data 

formats and the compatibility of the 

new drawing products. The reporting 

system will be greatly enhanced with 

new visual capabilities, and will allow 

clients and stakeholders to make 

more timely decisions concerning 

their transits on the Fraser River. 

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The CARIS Engineering Analysis Module - Assisting in the 

Management of Queensland’s Waterways 

Owen Cantrill, Maritime Safety Queensland 

Daniel Kruimel, CARIS 

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Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ 

- A division of Transport and Main 

Roads within the Queensland State 

Government) is responsible for protecting 

Queensland’s waterways and 

the people who use them providing 

safer, cleaner seas. Within MSQ, the 

Hydrographic Services section carry 

out hydrographic surveys on behalf 

of clients. Current clients include 

North Queensland Bulk Ports (Ports 

of Hay Point, Weipa, Abbot Point and 

Mackay), Ports North (Cape Flattery, 

Thursday Island), Gladstone Ports 

Corporation and Boating Infrastructure 

and Waterways Management 

(recreational boating facilities). 

MSQ first incorporated CARIS products 

into their workflow early in 2009, 

using HIPS and SIPS for processing 

their bathymetric data. Later that 

year, BASE Editor was also brought 

on board to assist in bathymetric data 

compilation and QC. 

In 2012, MSQ are looking to utilize the 

new functionality of the Engineering 

Analysis module to assist them in 

the management of their ports and 

waterways throughout Queensland. 

This includes tools such as sophisticated 

and fast volume computations 

and advanced 3-D visualization of 

bathymetry and reference models. 

This paper will look into how CARIS 

BASE Editor and the Engineering 

Analysis Module are being utilized 

in the Ports and Waterways environment, 

with a focused case study on 

the application with MSQ. Included 

in this will be a detailed comparison 

of techniques for volume computation 

(such as end area volumes, 

hyperbolic and TIN volumes), a 

summary of the results that can be 

achieved and the associated advantages/disadvantages 

with each 

method.

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1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

► Chart Production 

Session Chair: Stéphane Thériault, CARIS 

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Hydrographic Production Database and Law of the Sea, 

Digital Data with No Limits 

Simon Matthews, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office 

The need to remain current in the 

modern digital world is of ever 

increasing importance. The UKHO 

LOS team working for both the needs 

of Royal Navy and as international 

Law of the Sea consultants needed a 

future orientated digital solution. The 

initial digital step came in the form 

of CARIS LOTS, a bespoke application, 

developed closely with UHKO 

LOS, which enabled computation 

of geodetically accurate limits and 

boundary data. LOTS filled the digital 

gap for over a decade, but with 

evermore complex product demands 

and growing data streams, issues 

with LOTS’s capacity for dealing with 

ever growing datasets came to the 

fore, highlighting weaknesses in the 

standalone solution as a modern tool 

for data management. A solution 

to the issue would be a data based 

supported application, rigorous in 

adhering to international standards, 

interoperable with modern data 

formats, and finally but most fundamentally, 

incorporate the functionally 

of LOTS. The solution came in the 

form of CARIS’s HPD with a Maritime 

Limits and Boundary plug-in 

(MLB). The MLB packaged in modern 

architecture, with a proven Oracle 

database would provide the team 

with a long term solution. The UKHO 

already adopted HPD, within the HDB 

infrastructure, with Source Editor 

providing the topological tooling with 

the addition of the UKHO LOS MLB 

allowing calculation of maritime limits 

and boundaries within the same 

application, allowing for a simple, yet 

effective office wide solution. 

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Assessing Capabilities for CHS Law of the Sea Data 

Management Through CARIS HPD 

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Serge Lévesque, Canadian Hydrographic Service 

The maritime limits and boundaries 

of Canada are represented on CHS 

charts. These charts have a legal 

status and are used in courts of 

law in the case of limit or boundary 

infringement or boundary dispute. 

A large part of the tracking of 

these charts and other nautical 

products in CHS’s production and 

releases planning is performed 

through the CHSDIR database. In 

parallel, CARIS HPD is part of the 

production line for charts, ENCs 

and other nautical products.

HPD also allows history tracking and 

includes geodetic tools to calculate 

maritime limits and boundaries. Each 

CHS regional office controls its own 

HPD production schema where the 

law of the sea (LOS) data is limited 

to objects in the S-57 standard. As 

CARIS HPD takes over an increasing 

load of the nautical products creation 

and maintenance, it is foreseeable 

that some of CHSDIR’s capabilities 

can be transferred to HPD to support 

LOS data management. As a test of 

this capability, new law of the sea 

objects are added to CHS’s HPD 

catalogues to support LOS data 

import. One of these objects can be 

used to track the content and chart 

extents from CHS’s chart catalogues. 

Attributes tying the legal coordinates 

described in Canada’s Orders in 

Council to their respective chart 

of origin will allow to link the legal 

coordinate, limit or boundary to the 

corresponding chart. By importing 

law of the sea data and related chart 

catalogue information into HPD, 

we examine the potential of this 

application. HPD can allow tracking 

of the data and nautical products 

tied to the law of the sea and help 

plan for future improvement of the 

territorial sea baselines. 

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Unlocking the Benefit of a Hydrographic Database: Metrics, 

Benefits and Approaches 

James Carey, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office 

Simon Gittins, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office 

Migration of the UKHO’s production 

systems from a variety of flat file 

legacy systems to an integrated 

Hydrographic Database has been 

aimed at delivering efficiency and 

flexibility benefits from three main 

areas. Firstly, there is an efficiency 

benefit of using a modern production 

system that can process a wide 

variety of raster and vector sources. 

The second is the efficiency of a 

single data source for a number 

of different products. The third is 

derived from maintaining that data 

store at the point of source receipt 

for all immediate and long term 

actions. However the experience 

from the initial migration activity 

that began at the UKHO during 2008 

has shown a different approach 

is needed to overcome the costs 

associated with unlocking these 

benefits. The UKHO’s HDB Capability 

Development Team analysed a 

variety of approaches to produce 

a population methodology that 

would give the greatest benefit 

with the least negative impact on 

the Organisation. In this paper 

the processes and metrics of 

each approach are described and 

compared against the possible 

alternates to show why the UKHO's 

proposed solution to accelerating 

datafill was selected. 

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Methods to Influence Precise Automated Sounding Selection via 

Sounding Attribution and Depth Areas 

Edward Owens, NOAA 

CDR Richard Brennan, NOAA 

Automated sounding selection for 

use in nautical charting is an imperfect 

process. There are many factors 

that must be considered to successfully 

create a sounding set which 

successfully portrays the seafloor, is 

appropriately spaced for the scale of 

the product and the depth of water, 

honors the charted depth curves, 

and above all honors the shoalest 

soundings. New methods are being 

investigated at the Atlantic Hydrographic 

Branch for segmenting this 

selection by depth area and eliminating 

duplicate soundings chosen on 

chartable features which will improve 

the consistency and cartographic 

disposition of the final sounding 

selection while minimizing manual 

manipulation. This paper and presentation 

will discuss the process used, 

nature of the seafloor encountered 

during these trials, the end results 

and lessons learned. 

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LINZ Paper Chart Masters 

Andrea McDonald, Land Information New Zealand 

LINZ as the New Zealand Hydrographic 

Authority is currently undertaking 

a programme of work entitled 

the Hydrographic Data Infrastructure 

(HDI). LINZ is focused on operating 

as effectively and efficiently as possible 

while increasing the organisation’s 

agility to deliver the priorities 

set annually by the Government. In 

line with this HDI aims to develop the 

people, systems and processes to 

enable the delivery of Hydrography 

for New Zealand to meet National 

and International needs. The Paper 

Chart Masters Production is a key 

project in this progamme of work as 

it will allow the full efficiencies of a 

HPD single source production database 

and replace the LINZ legacy raster 

systems. The two systems are not 

compatible and as such LINZ have 

contracted out the initial creation of 

paper chart products; to reproduce 

the current New Zealand paper chart 

folio within the production database 

for LINZ publication via thin client 

technology. These initial paper chart 

products are called paper chart 

masters (PCMs) and are delivered 

at greater than 95% complete. The 

presentation will discuss the process 

to get this environment up and running 

from a pilot proof of concept to 

delivering the first prioritized PCMs. 

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Database-Driven Marine Cartography at BSH 

Jana Vetter, BSH 

Since 2005 a process of far-reaching 

significance for the nautical hydrography 

at BSH has begun with the 

implementation of the HPD into the 

production of ENCs and Paper charts. 

The traditional file-based cartography 

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is gradually replaced by a databasedriven 

cartography. Existing methods 

and workflows as well as existing 

products are critically analysed. 

Good practice is taken over. New 

procedures must be developed. Key 

trends and current developments 

need to be taken into account. The 

presentation is focus on the structure 

and the process of the new production 

environment. The database-driven 

cartography at BSH is divided into 

three priority areas: the source data 

management, the base data processing 

and the creation and updating of 

the products, ENC and Paper chart. 

For the last two areas the different 

modules of HPD are used. It is shown 

which certain conditions and considerations 

have led to the new methods 

and workflows. The changes in 

the marine cartography have been 

triggered further thought processes 

and a series of activities also in other 

fields. 

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ENC Production for the Panama Canal Using CARIS Software 

Jaime Rodriguez, Panama Canal Authority 

The Section of Topography, Hydrography 

and Cartography of the 

Panama Canal Authority is in charge 

of surveying, processing and editing 

all the hydro graphic and cartographic 

information used to produce the 

navigation and hydrographic charts 

in support of dredging operation 

of the Canal. Until recently, these 

charts were not produced in S-57 

format. Hence, there was a need to 

complement the existing system 

with electronic navigation charts that 

could be used by a large number 

of users. The adoption of the S-57 

Standard will guarantee the application 

of international navigation 

standards in the waters of the Canal, 

which in consequence will trigger the 

constant maintenance and updating 

of such information. The first 

stage of this project consisted on the 

production of two electronic nautical 

charts (ENC) covering the entirety 

of the Panama Canal. The technical 

staff of the Panama Canal Authority 

has recently created these two 

charts using the tools of CARIS S-57 

Composer and BASE Editor. The 

Section of Topography, Hydro graphy 

and Cartography of the Panama Canal 

Authority has a vast amount of current 

and historical singlebeam and 

multibeam hydrographic data. There 

is also topographic information and 

navaids data in digital format like satellite 

imagery, dwg, dxf, dgn, ESRI 

Shape files and Excel tables, together 

with hi-res satellite images and orthophotos 

of the whole canal area. All 

this information existed in the form of 

navigation aids, coastline, anchorage 

areas, locks, dredging areas, submarine 

cables, docks, bridges, roads, 

and others, and it was the source of 

the first Electronic Nautical Charts 

produced in Panama. These nautical 

charts produced by the Panama 

Canal Authority cover all of the extension 

of the waterway and include 

the approaches from the Atlantic 

Ocean, Lake Gatun, Gaillard Cut, Lake 

Miraflores and the approach from the 

Pacific Ocean, as well of the existing 

locks of the Canal. 

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Academic Poster Session 

Wednesday and Thursday, June 27-28 

Location: Ballroom Foyer 

As our Academic Partnering Program continues to expand across the globe, more 

and more students are using the power of CARIS software to complete new and 

exciting research. The Academic Poster Session will give students a chance to 

showcase and discuss their research with industry professionals from around the 

world. 

Networking Events 

Breaks & Luncheons 

Cost: Free for all Registrants 

Location: Four Seasons Vancouver Hotel 

The breaks and luncheons included with registration fees are the perfect opportunity 

for you to gather your fellow delegates and explore the exhibit hall to meet 

with representatives from a wide range of industry organizations. 

Networking Kickoff 

Cost: Included for Boot Camp and UGM Registrants 

Date: Monday, June 25, 2012  

Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  

Location: Pool Terrace (third floor), Four Seasons Vancouver Hotel 

Join the CARIS staff and your fellow attendees for the first networking event of 

CARIS 2012. Enjoy beverages, cocktail bites and great conversation while getting 

acquainted with old and new CARIS friends. 

Brewpub Night 

Cost: $20 USD (Optional) Tickets Sold in Advance 

Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 

Time: 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 

Location: Steamworks Brewing Company, 375 Water Street 

Dress: Casual 

Spend a casual evening at one of Vancouver’s best microbrewery restaurants. 

Sample a variety of hand-crafted ales and lagers brewed onsite and enjoy a delicious 

pub-style meal overlooking the harbour. For ticket information, please see 

the registration & information desk. 

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Dinner Cruise 

Cost: Free for all Registrants 

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 

Time: 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. 

Location: The Westin Bayshore Marina, #35-1601 Bayshore Drive 

Dress: Business casual 

Join us for this unique networking event where an elegant yacht will take us 

around Vancouver, providing a panoramic view of the city’s urban oasis combined 

with its stunning mountainous backdrop. 

Board the yacht at the Westin Bayshore Marina and prepare to set sail on a journey 

accompanied by music and a menu featuring something for everyone! 

Notes: 

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The CARIS Team 

CARIS HQ 

›› 

Alejandro Gerones 

alejandro.gerones@caris.com 

Accounts Manager 

Latin America & the Caribbean 

›› 

Andy Hoggarth 

andy.hoggarth@caris.com 

Marketing and Sales Manager 

›› 

Bill Lamey 

bill.lamey@caris.com 

Development Manager 

›› 

Corey Collins 

corey.collins@caris.com 

Product Manager - HIPS/SIPS/Notebook 

›› 

Emily Masry 

emily.masry@caris.com 

CARIS 2012 Organizer 

›› 

Erin Roberts 

erin.roberts@caris.com 

Marketing Coordinator 

›› 

Hugh Astle 

hugh.astle@caris.com 

Senior Development Manager 

›› 

Jeremy Nicholson 

jeremy.nicholson@caris.com 

Customer Service Manager 

›› 

Karen Cove 

karen.cove@caris.com 

Product Manager - Bathy DataBASE 

›› 

Kevin Wilson 

kevin.wilson@caris.com 

Strategic Accounts Manager 

›› 

Mark Masry 

mark.masry@caris.com 

Research and Development Manager 

›› 

Matthew Holland 

matthew.holland@caris.com 

Deputy Marketing and Sales Manager 

›› 

Mike Gourley 

mike.gourley@caris.com 

Senior Products Manager 

›› 

Mike Van Duzee 

mike.vanduzee@caris.com 

Lead Developer - Bathy DataBASE 

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Stéphane Thériault 

stephane.theriault@caris.com 

HPD Team Lead

CARIS USA 

›› 

Josh Mode 

josh.mode@caris.com 

Technical Solutions Provider 

›› 

Karen Hart 

karen.hart@caris.com 

Senior Hydrographic Consultant 

›› 

Paul Cooper 

paul.cooper@caris.com 

Vice President 

CARIS BV 

›› 

Geerten Blessing 

geerten.blessing@caris.nl 

Managing Director - CARIS BV 

›› 

Peter Schwarzberg 

peter.schwarzberg@caris.nl 

Account Manager 

Marine Solutions Manager 

CARIS BV Marketing and Sales 

›› 

Trish Groves 

trish.groves@caris.nl 

Account Manager 

Hydrographic and GIS Specialist 

CARIS BV Marketing and Sales 

CARIS Asia Pacific 

›› 

Christian Fellinger 

christian.fellinger@caris.com 

Account Manager - Asia Pacific 


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General Information 

Registration and Information Desk 

Delegates are required to check in at the registration desk 

upon arrival at CARIS 2012. 

Registration and Information Desk Hours: 

Location: Third Floor Foyer 

Sunday, June 24 

Monday, June 25 

Tuesday, June 26 

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 




7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Proceedings 

Papers being presented will be provided to CARIS 2012 delegates on a USB flash 

drive upon check-in at the registration desk. Complete conference proceedings will 

also be published electronically on the CARIS website soon after the conference. 

All CARIS 2012 registrants will receive an email notification announcing the availability 

and online location of the proceedings. 

Software Demonstrations 


Software demonstration stations will be set-up during breaks and lunches on 

June 27-28. 

CARIS 2012 presents you with the opportunity to meet face-to-face with CARIS 

engineers, technologists and management to see the latest CARIS technology, ask 

technical questions and give input on our software roadmap. 

Visit the software demonstration stations for a chance to see the latest CARIS 

technology in action. 


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