Recently the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, acquired an additional CARIS HIPS and SIPS software license. To help improve their working knowledge of CARIS HIPS and SIPS tools, researchers from the Oceanographic Centres of Má…
CARIS’ popular calendar contest is back! Now in its eighth year of production, the calendar contest continues to gain in popularity.
Submit your CARIS images for the calendar contest
Submissions for the 2014 calendar contest are now being accepted. CARIS software users are encourage…
The 27th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly recently took place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The IOC Assembly, which meets every two years, is composed of 145 Me…
CARIS is pleased to announce the release of CARIS Paper Chart Composer 1.1. The successor to the long-trusted CARIS GIS product, Paper Chart Composer delivers a highly intuitive workflow for creation of paper chart products.
Seamless migration from CARIS GIS to Paper Chart Composer
CARIS users …
The first Mexican Hydrography Convention recently took place in Veracruz, Mexico. The event was organized by the Dirección Adjunta de Oceanografía, Hidrografía y Meteorología of the Mexican Navy and was held at the Senior Naval Club.
During the convention, CARIS hos…
Welcome to CARIS 2014! Bienvenue à CARIS 2014!
CARIS is pleased to announce its 15th International User Group Conference, CARIS 2014, will be held in Brest, France from June 2 – 5, 2014.
The four-day user group conference will be the world’s largest gathering of CARIS users, …
Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China (Shanghai MSA) is responsible for the hydrographic surveying and mapping of the coastal areas of East China. To safeguard navigation and improve the efficiency of maritime traffic in harbours and channels, Shanghai…
Recently, the Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas del Caribe (CIOH), from the Colombia Navy, hosted a CARIS HIPS and SIPS training course which was delivered by CARIS’ SJ(R) José Arturo Arias Cardozo. CIOH summoned hydrographers from different d…
CARIS is pleased to announce an upcoming HIPS and SIPS training course for marine and hydrographic professionals at the CARIS USA office in Alexandria, Virginia. The hands-on training course will be held July 16-18, 2013 and will focus on data processing, visualization, quality control and pr…
CARIS and Kongsberg recently teamed up to conduct a five-day joint acquisition and processing workshop with Servicio de Oceanografia, Hidrografia y Meteorologia de la Armada (SOHMA) in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Thirty-five attendees from hydrographic organizations and survey companies from Argentin…
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 CARIS’ former colleague, Björn van Vliet, took over command of the Royal Netherlands Navy hydrographic vessel Zr. Ms. Luymes.
Having already worked for the Dutch Navy for 13 years, Björn started working at CARIS BV in June 2007 where he proved to b…
The University of Vigo in Spain, recently acquired a small vessel to carry out their own surveys and projects for research purposes. The University is already an existing CARIS HIPS and SIPS user and is planning on going further into data processing and quality control using the new vessel.
To…
Deakin University, one of Australia's leading universities, has acquired CARIS HIPS and SIPS as part of the Deakin University Warrnambool Marine and Aquaculture Science Research Initiative, which aims at boosting marine research and teaching in the region.
The Marine and Freshwater Sciences re…
CARIS Asia Pacific recently travelled to 'Windy Wellington' in order to provide training and consultation to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) for the implementation of CARIS Bathy DataBASE to allow them to efficiently store and manage their bathymetric assets.
NI…
Join CARIS for a webinar featuring the latest release of CARIS HIPS and SIPS 8.0.
CARIS HIPS and SIPS is the leading hydrographic data processing system capable of integrating bathymetry, seafloor imagery and water column data processing in a single solution.
Through this webinar learn first-ha…
During the recent US Hydro 2013 conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, undergraduate and graduate geology students participated in a poster session showcasing their research projects.
Awards were given to the top poster presentations during the conference. Graduate student Matthew Ritting…
Following the recent purchase of CARIS software by Fototerra, CARIS recently completed two weeks of training for Fototerra and Petrobras personnel in Macaé, Brazil. The software sale and training was coordinated by CARIS strategic alliance partner Intelligent Maritime Solutions (IMS).
T…
CARIS recently conducted a HPD Source Editor training course with the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration (KHOA) in Busan, South Korea. The course was coordinated and delivered through collaboration with HYUNDAI e-MARINE, CARIS’ strategic alliance partner for the region.…
During the recent US Hydro 2013 conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, undergraduate and graduate geology students participated in a poster session showcasing their research projects.
Awards were given to the top poster presentations during the conference. Undergraduate students Kyle…
The New Zealand Hydrographic Authority, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), has announced that they will host the next CARIS HPD and CARIS Bathy DataBASE User Group Meetings in Wellington, New Zealand.
The HPD User Group Meeting will be held on October 7-9, 2013, followed by the Bathy DataBAS…
The inaugural CARIS and EIVA workshop recently held at the Ocean Business conference in Southampton, United Kingdom was a huge success with the room packed with more than 40 attendees.
During the workshop attendees learned how CARIS and EIVA software will work together to provide an optimum so…
Historically, land and sea data sets have been manipulated separately and the merging of data proved to be challenging. However, many of the technical challenges can be addressed by today’s geospatial software allowing agencies to benefit from combining data sets that cover terrestrial …
During the recent US Hydro 2013 conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, undergraduate and graduate geology students participated in a poster session showcasing their research projects.
Awards were given to the top poster presentations during the conference. Undergraduate student Robin Banne…
Congratulations go out to Nicholas Ridgeley of the Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador who is the inaugural winner of the CARIS Scholarship for the 2012/2013 academic year.
Nicholas was recently presented the CARIS Scholarship by Doug Cartwright, who is the cu…
The Danish Hydrographic Office (part of the Danish Geodata Agancy) has expanded its use of CARIS BASE Editor as an important tool in their chart production processes. The agency has already been a user of BASE Editor and other CARIS tools for many years, and wished to have additional staff me…
CARIS Asia Pacific's Christian Fellinger recently conducted a CARIS Paper Chart Composer training course for iXSurvey in Brisbane, Australia.
iXSurvey have traditionally used CARIS GIS for chart production, but plan to adopt CARIS' next generation desktop chart production tool.
The training wa…
CARIS is pleased to announce the release of CARIS HIPS and SIPS 8.0, the leading hydrographic data processing system. The much anticipated release of HIPS and SIPS 8.0 includes some significant enhancements, such as the continued implementation of water column data processing allowing the dat…
CARIS users interested in taking the new self-paced online training course for ENC production using CARIS S-57 Composer can now take advantage of a free demonstration version of the course. The free version allows users to go through the first part of the full ENC Production with CARIS S-57 C…
CARIS is pleased to announce the release of CARIS S-57 
Composer 2.4, the next-generation desktop application for production of electronic navigation and related products, including S-57 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC), Additional Military Layers (AML), Inlan…
CARIS will be hosting two free workshops at Ocean Business 2013 in Southampton, UK during April 9 - 11, 2013.
Bathymetric Processing and Data Management Workshop
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
CARIS/EIVA Integrated Solution for Offshore Survey Workshop
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
10:3…
Between September 26 and October 4, 2011, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) led a detailed bathymetric survey of the Mulberry ‘B’ World War II harbour off Arromanches–les–Bains on the northern coast of France. Intended primarily as a training event for the UKHO’s…
CARIS is pleased to offer marine and hydrographic professionals in the Asia Pacific region access to training opportunities on the latest technology across the Ping-to-Chart workflow.
With the release of CARIS HIPS and SIPS 8.0, CARIS Asia Pacific is offering new and existing users two trainin…
Join CARIS for a webinar featuring the leading solution for the management of bathymetric data.
Powered by the CSAR engine and backed by proven relational database technology, CARIS Bathy DataBASE delivers a scalable solution for the management of elevation data. Users can manipulate, analyze …
A Royal Navy survey ship has produced a series of captivating images of a Grand Canyon-style ocean floor hidden deep under the Red Sea. HMS Enterprise used her state-of-the-art surveying equipment to reveal the natural wonder during her nine-month mission to improve understanding of the water…
CARIS HPD Publications Module supports the creation and maintenance of nautical publications, such as Notices to Mariners, List of Lights and other publications. The Publications Module, which was recently released in CARIS HPD, has added further production possibilities for existing and new …
CARIS recently visited the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) in Ouistreham, France for a training course on CARIS BASE Editor and Engineering Analysis Module. The Ports of Normandy Authority is responsible for the maintenance, dredging preparation and dredging monitoring of the ports of Cherb…
The fourth meeting of the IHO Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group (MSDIWG) took place from January 31 to February 1, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was preceded on January 30 by an MSDI Open Forum. Both events were held at the Danish Geodata Agency (GST) and were chaired by Mr. …
Marine Scotland Science (MSS) recently undertook CARIS HIPS and SIPS training conducted by CARIS BV’s Michal Borkowski at the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen, UK. The purpose of the training was to focus on streamlining workflows and processes with their multibeam data. MSS received train…
Many of the 25,000 miles of inland, intracoastal, and coastal waterways that link thousands of ports and harbours in the U.S. have never been completely surveyed. In those areas that have been surveyed, approximately half of the depth sounding data shown on U.S. nautical charts are from befor…
CARIS will be hosting two free workshops at Ocean Business 2013 in Southampton, UK during April 9 - 11, 2013.
Bathymetric Processing and Data Management
Tuesday, April 9, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Access Grid Room 124/14
This workshop will focus on data processing techniques, including the suppleme…
Safety of navigation on inland waterways is as important as in maritime waters. Inland waterways have specific features and regulations that are different from maritime waterways, making the use of existing Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC) insufficient. As a result, international standards …
CARIS recently conducted a training course with the Canadian Hydrographic Services (CHS) in Burlington, Ontario, Canada which focused on the chart compilation workflow between CARIS Bathy DataBASE and CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD).
The training course covered components of chart…
CARIS will be hosting a free workshop at the US Hydro 2013 conference in New Orleans, Louisiana taking place March 25 - 28, 2013. The workshop will cover the latest hydrographic data processing and management software.
During the workshop CARIS experts will guide attendees through the post-pro…
Dinas Hidro-Oseanografi (DISHIDROS), or the Hydro-Oceanographic Office, is the marine surveying and charting authority with the mandate to ensure safety of navigation in Indonesian waters. As Indonesia is an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands and nearly 55,000 km of coastline, DISHIDRO…
CARIS recently spent four weeks at the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) conducting training and consultancy on CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD). ACP selected HPD for marine spatial data management and security, and to obtain further efficiencies in chart production.
During the training…
As a geomatics professional and avid kayaker involved in training, consulting and supporting CARIS bathymetric processing software, CARIS Customer Service representative Matthew Gudger decided to assemble a simple and easy to use kayak mounted bathymetric mapping system which could be used to…
CARIS was recently in Hong Kong conducting a CARIS HIPS and SIPS training course with the Hong Kong Marine Department. The Marine Department is responsible for all navigational matters in Hong Kong and the safety standards of all classes and types of vessels.
The primary focus of the training …
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), in collaboration with the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the French Hydrographic Office (SHOM), recently held a two-week training course in hydrography and nautical charting for the benefit of French-speaking African countries.…
CARIS BV recently held a CARIS LOTS Article 76 training course at their office in Heeswijk, the Netherlands. The training was provided to delegates from the Ghana National Petroleum Agency, Ghana Geological Survey Department and University of Ghana. Members of these organizations have been wo…
Congratulations to Mr. Giovanni Barracane of Coastal Consulting & Exploration in Italy for submitting the winning 2013 CARIS calendar entry. Mr. Barracane received a large mounted poster of his winning image.
The 3-D point cloud image of the giant incense burner in Muscat, Oman was acquire…
