The UKHO’s International Hydrographic Projects and Partnering · 2019. 11. 21. · The UKHO • The UKHO is the UK’s agency providing hydrographic and geospatial data to mariners

The UKHO’s International Hydrographic Projects and Partnering

Mr Tim Lewis, Head of International Partnering – Far East and Africa

Mr Sam Harper, International Hydrographic Projects Manager

IHO Definition

“Hydrography is the applied science which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas and inland waters, as well as with the prediction of their change over time.”

What is Hydrography?

The UKHO• The UKHO is the UK’s agency providing

hydrographic and geospatial data to mariners and maritime organisations across the world.

• Supplying defence and the commercial shipping industry, we help ensure Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), protect the marine environment and support the efficiency of global trade.

• Working to set and raise global standards of hydrography, cartography and navigation.

• Primary Charting Authority for 71 island and coastal states around the world

Hydrography and the Blue Economy – A deficit of data 4“But even with all the technology that we have today… …we have better maps of the surface of Mars and the moon than we do the bottom of the ocean.”

Gene Feldman, NASA 

Over 80 percent of the Caribbean is yet to be surveyed to modern standards

Hydrography and the Blue Economy – A deficit of data

Hydrography and the maritime trade economy

• Global demand for fish as a food is expected to increase by 58% by 2022.

• The amount of cargo that will be carried by sea will quadruple by 2050.

• International tourist arrivals worldwide are expected to increase by 3.3% each year reaching 1.8 billion by 2030.

• Offshore oil and gas will continue to provide 50% of the energy mix until 2040.

• Renewable energy will employ 1.2m by 2050.

• Hydrography is a key component of national infrastructure

International Hydrographic Projects and Development Partners

Past, Present and Future Partners, Projects and Programmes:

• IHO• IMO• Secretariat of the Pacific Community• Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States• SHOM – West African Hydro Project• Sierra Leone• Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme• Vanuatu

+ many more!

20 Countries in scope

AfricaRegion

CaribbeanRegion

PacificRegion

PacificRegion

Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme

Cost Benefit ratio 1:91 (Secretariat of the South Pacific, 2014)

Case Study: Providing Assistance to Vanuatu

- TC Pam one of the worst Tropical storms to ever hit Vanuatu

- The presence of modern data enabled the UKHO to assist in the relief effort

Case Study: Providing Assistance to Vanuatu

Hydrography really is a key component of national infrastructure

UKHO’s International Partnerships

Our International Partnerships are Key to our work…

• 93 international partnerships

• Formalised through MOUs

• Articulates requirements and enhances opportunities

• Provides mechanisms to develop into the digital age

Bilateral signing with Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Office – September 2015Bilateral with Nigerian Ports Authority ‐ 2011

Developments in Nigeria

Federal Lighter Terminal – Bonny River.

Thank you for listening

Mr Tim Lewis, Head of International Partnering – Far East and Africa

Mr Sam Harper, International Hydrographic Projects Manager