State Hydrographic Service of Georgia State Hydrographic Service of Georgia

The State Hydrographic Service of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia participated in the meeting of the Hydrographic Commissions of the Mediterranean and Black Seas (MBSHC).
The International Hydrographic Organization holds meetings of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Hydrographic Commissions (MBSHC) every two years to discuss issues related to the delimitation of map boundaries, production of nautical charts and safety of navigation in the above mentioned  regions

This year, the 23rd meeting of (MBSHC) was held in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Within the commission, the problems related to the overlapping of electronic maps of the countries of the Mediterranean and Black sea basins were discussed, where the delegation of the State Hydrographic Service of Georgia presented the issues of delimitation of zones at sea and the newly created marine navigation maps by the service, which will be included in the world map catalog, and also introduced the commission from the meeting of the previous invitation to the present day. Report on the works and innovative projects implemented by the service to improve the quality of navigation safety.
During the commission, the participating countries discussed the issues of integration of spatial data and infrastructure in hydrography, focusing on access to marine standards, how to combine different types of data for effective analysis across a wide range of disciplines, such as spatial planning, environmental management and emergency response. Also on the role of hydrography as a science that measures and describes the characteristics of the coastal areas of the world\'s seas and oceans and predicts their changes over time, its vital importance in providing \"reference\" data such as bathymetry, marine boundaries, coastlines, geographic areas and Names that the field pursues primarily for the safety of navigation, but plays a critical role in all other maritime activities, including economic development, security and defense scientific research, and environmental protection through data and information resources.
It should be noted that Georgia has  participated in the process of changing the statute of the mentioned commission as well, which provided for the restructuring of the commission and the change of procedural issues. From the eight projects submitted by different countries, the International Hydrographic Organization selected the document submitted by the Georgian Hydrographic Service, which went  into force at the mentioned commission. #IHO #mbsc #hydrography