INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION

The 'International Hydrographic Organization' (IHO) is an international organization established in 1921 to coordinate the hydrographic activities of the member states. The IHO was the outgrowth of international conferences and congresses held as early as 1889.
The IHO is composed of its member states (represented by their respective hydrographic offices) with administration through the International Hydrographic Bureau headquartered in Monaco. The Bureau's directors are elected by member states. The IHO does not itself control significant hydrographic assets.
The organization's goals are stated as "support the safety in navigation and the protection of the marine environment" with support of coordinated and uniform hydrographic products and surveys and by improving techniques of member states for producing those products.
IHO publishes various standards, including S-57 ''IHO Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data'', the encoding standard used for electronic navigational charts.
The IHO publishes ''Limits of Oceans and Seas'', which specifies the boundaries between the oceans.^[1] In 2000 they officially defined the boundaries of the Southern Ocean.
French and English are the two official languages of the organization.

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See also

★ International Association of Lighthouse Authorities

References

1. ''Limits of Oceans and Seas''. International Hydrographic Organization Special Publication No. 23, 3rd Edition, 1953.

External links

★ International Hydrographic Organization

★ Hydrographic Blogspot