International Hydrographic Organization
The International Hydrographic Organization ( IHO ; German International Hydrographic Organization ) was founded in 1921 as a permanent institution under the name International Hydrographic Bureau ( IHB ; German International Hydrographic Office ) by 19 countries. At the invitation of Prince Albert I , a seafaring and research enthusiast , the seat was set up in Monaco . The current name has existed since 1970, since then IHB has been the name of the organization's secretariat, which was set up in Monaco .
In 2006 the IHO had 74 member states, whose representatives (the heads of the national hydrographic institutions) meet every five years for international hydrographic conferences in Monaco.
IHO publications are published in English and French , some also in Spanish .
Goal setting
- Coordination of the activities of national hydrographic institutions
- Creation of standards for the most uniform possible creation of nautical documents and nautical charts (including electronic editions)
- Development and optimization of reliable hydrographic research methods
- Scientific advancement of oceanography.
- Data on marine environmental protection, coastal zone management and maritime spatial planning
INT
INT refers to nautical charts that have been designed in accordance with the standardization proposal of the IHO publication M-4. This contains specifications for coloring, map symbols, labeling (nomenclature) of nautical charts and enables the use of editions from any hydrographic institute side by side. Cards that meet this standard can be identified by the purple label INT… (followed by the international identification number of the plant) on the upper and lower edge of the card.
The idea of an INT chart set covering the whole world was taken up in 1971. So far, the idea has been fully implemented for small-scale maps (1: 10,000,000 and 1: 3,500,000), while INT maps in larger scales already exist for a large number of sea areas.
The German map 1 ( INT 1 ) contains all the symbols and abbreviations used in international maps of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) , as well as all those used in national maps issued by the BSH.
Member states
The IHO has the following member states with their own hydrographic organization:
| country | Hydrographic organization | abbreviation | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Egyptian Navy Hydrographic Dept | ENHD | |
| Algeria | Hydrographic Service of Naval Forces | ||
| Argentina | Servicio de Hidrografía Naval | ||
| Australia | Australian Hydrographic Service | ||
| Bahrain | Hydrographic Survey Directorate | ||
| Bangladesh | Directorate of Hydrography | ||
| Belgium | Vlaamse hydrography | ||
| Brazil | Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation | ||
| Chile | Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada | ||
| China | Maritime Safety Administration | MSA | |
| Denmark | Geodatastyrelsen | GST | |
| Germany | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency | BSH | |
| Dominican Republic | Instituto Cartográfico Militar | floating | |
| Ecuador | Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada | ||
| Estonia | Estonian Maritime Administration EMA | EMA | |
| Fiji | |||
| Finland | Hydrographic Office of Finnish Transport Agency | ||
| France | Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine | SHOM | |
| Greece | Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service | ||
| Georgia | |||
| Guatemala | |||
| Iceland | Islandic Coast Guard | ||
| India | National Hydrographic Office | ||
| Indonesia | Dinas Hidro-Oseanografi | DISHIDROS | |
| Iran | Ports and Maritime Organization PMO | PMO | |
| Ireland | Marine survey office | ||
| Italy | Istituto Idrografico Della Marina | ||
| Jamaica | Surveys And Mapping Division | ||
| Japan | Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department | ||
| Canada | Canadian Hydrographic Service | ||
| Cameroon | Port Autonome de Douala | PAD | |
| Qatar | |||
| Colombia | Direccion General Maritima | ||
| Congo | Direction de la Marine et des Voies Navigables | floating | |
| Croatia | Hrvatski Hidrografski Institute | ||
| Cuba | Oficina Nacional de Hidrografía y Geodesia | ||
| Kuwait | |||
| Latvia | |||
| Malaysia | National Hydrographic Center | NHC | |
| Morocco | Hydrography, Oceanography and Cartography Division | DHOC | |
| Mauritius | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Monaco | Direction des Affaires Maritimes | ||
| Montenegro | Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro | ||
| Mozambique | Instituto Nacional de Hidrografia E Navegação | ||
| Myanmar | Myanmar Naval Hydrographic Center | NNHC | |
| Netherlands | Hydrographic Service | ||
| New Zealand | Country information New Zealand | LINZ | |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Office | ||
| North Korea | |||
| Norway | Norwegian Mapping Authority | ||
| Oman | National Hydrographic Office Royal Navy of Oman | ||
| Pakistan | Hydrographic Department Naval Headquarters | ||
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Hyd. service | ||
| Peru | Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación | ||
| Philippines | National Mapping and Resource Information Authority | ||
| Poland | Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy | ||
| Portugal | Instituto Hidrográfico | ||
| Romania | Hydrographic Section | ||
| Russia | Department of Navigation and Oceanography | ||
| Saudi Arabia | General Commission for Survey | GCS | |
| Serbia | floating | ||
| Singapore | Hydrographic Department of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore | ||
| Slovenia | MZP | ||
| South Africa | Hydrographic Office | ||
| South Korea | Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration | KHOA | |
| Spain | Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina | HIM | |
| Sri Lanka | National Hydrographic Office | ||
| Suriname | Maritime Authority Suriname | MAS | |
| Sweden | Sjöfartsverket | ||
| Syria | General Directorate Of Ports | ||
| Thailand | Hydrographic Department of Royal Thai Navy | ||
| Tonga | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | The Hydrographic Unit | ||
| Tunisia | Center Hydrographique et Océanographique de la marine nationale | ||
| Turkey | Hidrografi Ve Osinografi Dairesi Baskanligi | ||
| Ukraine | State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine | ||
| United Arab Emirates | |||
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office | UKHO | |
| United States | NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS / NOS) | NOAA | |
| Uruguay | Servicio de Oceanografia, Hidrografia y Meteorologia de la Armada | SOHMA | |
| Venezuela | Direccion de Hidrografia Y Navegacion | DHN | |
| Vietnam | |||
| Cyprus |
Web links
- IHO Home Page
- Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition 1953 ( Memento from December 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Limits of Oceans and Seas, Draft 4th Edition, 2002
- Names and Limits of Oceans and Seas, 4th edition 2002 (final draft)
Individual evidence
- ↑ BSH press release on the IHO conference in Monaco ( Memento from November 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )