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Bespoke Security of Navigation, Stabilisation Advice and Training (SONSAT) to support maritime security and safety of navigation
Retired Dutch Navy Captain recognised for services to international hydrography in latest edition of annual honours
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Seabed Mapping App is now available on the ADMIRALTY Marine Data Portal
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The systematic survey of the UK’s coastal waters
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has taken an important step towards a more sustainable future
How to propose a new survey, what data the UKHO requires for a nautical chart, and how to report safety critical information or errors in our products
The UKHO's Annual Report and Accounts for 2022 to 2023 is available to view and download
An assessment of the 2022 hydrographic survey.
Routine resurveys are undertaken in areas where the seabed itself is highly mobile.
An assessment of the 2021 hydrographic survey
New ADMIRALTY EasyTide website to provide seamless access to tidal prediction services
A new paper by F.R. Stephenson, L.V. Morrison and C.Y. Hohenkerk, presents new determinations of Earth Rotation from 720 BC to AD 2015
Marking the first time the UKHO supplies data directly to GEBCO, this initiative aims to advance the understanding of ocean bathymetry and support the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Organisations host a series of presentations to learn more about each other and how to work closer together.
Record copies of published Admiralty charts produced since 1800 arranged by chart number
The Alexander Dalrymple Award has been awarded to Mr Adam Greenland, National Hydrographer, Land Information New Zealand
UKHO presents Alexander Dalrymple Award to Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar AVSM NM, Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India
The UK Hydrographic Office has donated survey equipment and cartographic software to Ukraine to support safer navigation in the area and keep waters safe
Business leader has been confirmed in the role after holding the post on an interim basis for one year
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