Feb 2010:

New Chart Compilation Contract: IIC is pleased to announce the compilation of paper charts for Brazil’s hydrographic office, Centro de Hidrografia da Marinha (CHM). Utilizing a variety of digital source data, IIC will compile a series of paper charts for the Paraguay River, a vital transport and commercial waterway. The Rio Paraguay project adds to the growing list of compilation work recently awarded to IIC.                                                                     

 Jan 2010:

New directions in electronic charting: Mike Casey, VP of Geospatial Systems, presented an intriguing vision for the future of navigation charts at the 3rd International ECDIS Conference, held in Singapore in November.  Mr. Casey discussed how 'crowd sourcing' may well influence the content and development of electronic charts.  The presentation is available here and the paper is here.                                                                       

 Dec 2009:

New European Contract:  IIC is proud to announce the award of a multi-year charting project with the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS).  This framework agreement is designed to increase ENC coverage of the Norwegian coast and to modernize a selection of NHS paper charts.  The contract includes complex paper chart compilation, utilizing a variety of hydrographic and terrestrial sources.  IIC first began assisting the NHS with its paper chart and ENC requirements in 2003.                                                                                   

 Nov 2009:

Remote Connectivity and Hydrographic Databases: Many hydrographic offices are now adopting database technology to help increase efficiency.  However, the initial effort to load and produce chart products within this environment can be demanding.  Leveraging years of experience, IIC has established a range of services that use secure, remote connectivity to assist with your database work.  Please click here for our detailed brochure.                                              

 Oct 2009:

New ENC Maintenance Services Contract for NOAA:  IIC has recently been awarded a multi-year NOAA contract for the maintenance & update of ENCs.  Working within NOAA's Nautical Chart System (NCS) and the new, ESRI-based NCS, IIC will retrieve, apply and document a wide variety of source updates such as hydro surveys, dredging reports, and regular Notices to Mariners. This program follows the successful completion of the NOAA maintenance contract awarded in 2004.                                                                                   

 Sep 2009:

IIC is pleased to announce its ISO 9001:2008 accreditation, which encompasses marine solutions, mapping services, engineering, and software solutions. The scope of certification includes ENC production, chart compilation, photogrammetry, orthophoto and LIDAR processing, technical illustrations, as well as a full suite of software products and services. First certified in 1999, IIC is proud to offer high quality data solutions based on our standardized design and production procedures.                                                                                   

 Aug 2009:

UKHO Hydrographic Database (HDB) Program: IIC is proud to announce its selection to provide HDB population services to the UKHO. IIC will help populate the UKHO's hydrographic database using secure, remote connection technology. From this seamless, harmonized database, IIC will then remotely produce HDB paper chart masters which are then used by the UKHO to produce paper charts.  The program focuses on two of IIC's core capabilities: CARIS HPD and Citrix remote connectivity expertise.  The two year contract has an option to extend for a further three years.                                                                                   

 July 2009:

New NOAA Charting Contract: IIC has partnered with Lynker Technologies to provide NOAA with a variety of hydrographic services, including chart collection, chart validation, and spatial database preparation. The database groundwork includes ENC data assessment, harmonization and edge matching. This project is scheduled to continue for the next three years.    

 Mar 2009:

IIC is pleased to sponsor the 2009 US Hydro Conference, May 11^th-14^th, to be held in Norfolk, VA. The event will include a technical session on the development and standardization of Inland ENCs. We look forward to seeing many of our hydro colleagues at the show. Please click here for more information.     

 Feb 2009:

Norway News: IIC is celebrating the successful completion of a sophisticated chart compilation and ENC  production project with the Norwegian  Hydrographic Service (NHS).   For over 5 years,  IIC has created digital chart products from a variety of complex marine and terrestrial sources. The sources included detailed bathymetry datasets,   survey data,   nautical chart information and several other  databases. Digital paper charts and tiled ENCs were the principle products produced.

 Jan 2009:

IIC is pleased to invite you to MAP WORLD FORUM at Hyderabad International Convention Centre,  HITEX, Hyderabad, India, between February  10th - 13th   2009. We hope to see you at booth number 23 in the exhibition hall.  http://www.mapworldforum.org

 Nov 2008:

Charting New Zealand Waters: IIC has partnered with HSA Systems Pty Ltd for the compilation of paper charts under a challenging new contract with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). This award is the latest in a stream of compilation projects that IIC has secured with various national hydrographic agencies, demonstrating their strong trust in IIC’s capabilities.

 Sep 2008:

NOAA Blanket Purchase Agreement: In partnership with IM Systems Group, IIC Technologies is proud to announce its selection by NOAA to supply electronic chart consulting services, ENC QA activities, and ENC harmonization analysis and upgrade services.  IIC has been working closely with NOAA since 2001 and we look forward to delivering yet another successful program of services.
  

IIC is proud to sponsor the 12th CARIS International User Group Conference in Bath, England, Sept. 22-26. IIC will deliver two hydrographic presentations: “Emergency Management Overlays” in conjunction with the US Army Corps, and “Using CARIS BASE & HPD to Create ENCs from Bathymetric Source Data” in conjunction with the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Click here for more information. We look forward to seeing many colleagues in Bath.    

Continuing ENC Maintenance: IIC Technologies and Allied GIS have been awarded an extension to their contract by NOAA for the maintenance of approximately 500 ENCs. First initiated in 2004, this highly successful contract involves applying both Notices to Mariners and new survey source data directly to NOAA’s electronic charts, ensuring the charts are continuously updated.  

Additional Military Layer Production: IIC has successfully produced 200 AML datasets for the UKHO in the past four months as part of an ongoing contract signed last year. This effort involved the rapid source processing, data production and product validation of CLB, ESB, MFF, LBO, SBO and RAL datasets and represents one of the largest production efforts of its type in the world. IIC has produced close to 500 AMLs over the past two years for several agencies.  

 Feb 2008:

IIC is pleased to invite you to MAP INDIA 2008 at India Expo Centre, Expo XXI, Greater Noida , India, 6-8 February 2008. Meet us at booth number 36 in the exhibition hall. http://www.mapindia.org

Jan 2008:

ENCs for Brazil: IIC is proud to announce that it has been selected to produce S-57 datasets for the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center. This exciting two-year project will generate ENC coverage for the entire coastal area of Brazil.  With the addition of this valued customer in South America, IIC has initiated or renewed projects with a dozen hydrographic offices in 2007 alone.

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