The UK CHP yearbook and shapefiles
Information about the joint MCA and UK Hydrographic Office Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), the initiative to maps and measure UK waters.
Documents
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The CHP yearbook
This gives information and guidance on:
- the CHP initiative
- why and how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) collects bathymetric data
- how to propose a bathymetric survey of your own to MCA
- wrecks such as the SS Richard Montgomery
- guidelines for offshore developers
- partnerships and survey plans
CHP shapefiles and resurvey data
Download the MCA survey shapefile
See the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO)’s analysis of resurvey data