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Notes

Number 4 (2010)

Renaissance of Cartography in Equatorial Guinea

Submitted
August 13, 2013
Published
2010-12-12

Abstract

This Note refers to the different steps followed to build hydrographic capability in Equatorial Guinea. Acknowledging the intense maritime traffic in the area, the modernization of the precarious cartographic situation was a must and it was transformed in an Equatorial Guinea government challenge and ambition. France, an International Hydrographic Organization Member State, conducted hydrographic surveys and other operations with its Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) and resurrected the cartographic activities opening an opportunity for a national sustainable hydrographic development to allow Equatorial Guinea to comply with international regulations aimed at providing information, products and services to ensure safety to navigation. It is just the start and some initiatives are still to progress.