Dubai Municipality has participated in the Fifth International Extraordinary Conference for hydrographic survey. The conference was held in the French city of Monaco and attended by more than 300 participants representing 82 countries.
The conference discussed several scientific papers about the importance of the use of marine data and modeling them within spatial data system, uses of digital maps for electronic navigation systems and use of satellite imagery in hydrographic surveys.
Head of Maritime Survey Section at Dubai Municipality, Eman Ahmed Khatibi, conducted several meetings on the sidelines of the conference with the heads of hydrographic survey departments from different countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as Arab and European nations in addition to the representatives of international companies to strengthen cooperation, create future partnerships.
Monaco is the permanent headquarters of the International Organisation for Hydrographic Survey, which was founded in 1921 and its main objective is to ensure that all the seas, oceans and inland waters of coastal countries are suitable for navigation and covered with required marine maps to ensure the safety of maritime navigation adopting reliable and effective ways to carry out the hydrographic survey, as well as the coordination and linking between the countries providing hydrographic data, exchanging expertise and sharing scientific researches.