HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTION LINE DESIGN FOR SMALL COUNTRIES –
EXAMPLE OF CROATIAN HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
T.D. Leader, N. Leder
HKD
nenad.leder@hhi.hr
Modernization of technology in hydrography and
cartography, particularly evident in the using of multi beam echosounder
systems and the production of electronic navigational charts and nautical
publications in digital form, calls for modernization of the hydrographic
production line. Many world renowned companies offer hydrographic offices
complete solutions for the production line from the data compilation to the
final product. Such solutions are often too expensive, too large and
unavailable to smaller hydrographic offices. That is the reason why smaller
hydrographic offices strive to find optimal solutions within their own material
and human resources.
As an example of a smaller hydrographic office,
the Hydrographic Institute of the