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Character Spotlight ‘The Hydrographic Society’

Introducing ‘The Hydrographic Society Uk and Ireland’, let’s learn some more about them:

  1.   Company Name – The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland
  2.   Location – THS:UKI covers the United Kingdom and Ireland, however we also have an international Branch and welcome professionals from all around the world to join the society!
  3.   Why is it important for your company to help Get Kids into Survey? Our purpose is to raise awareness of the science of surveying at sea, and it is so important to start this process with early education! GKiS provides a fun approach to this, and we look forward to seeing the success.
  4.   What do you do? THS:UKI is a learned professional society, we aim to protect and promote the status of the hydrographic profession. Members include companies, individual professionals and students, who are hydrographers, technologists, policy makers and educators, who all have the same goal to raise awareness of the science. We host events and provide a supportive network through our Branches.
  5.   How long have you been in the survey industry? The Hydrographic Society was founded in 1972, by Alan Ingham. The UK Branch of The Hydrographic Society was formed in 1985.
  6.   How did you end up getting into the geospatial industry? Alan Ingham, founder of The Hydrographic Society, was always drawn to the extra-curricular and wider professional aspects of hydrography. Restoring the needs of training and education with those of the offshore engineering and port industries became a mission for Alan and ultimately led to the launch of The Hydrographic Society in 1972.
  7.   Favourite piece of kit and why?  We really enjoy keeping up to date with the most recent advances in technology and equipment in the industry, there is such a range to choose from!
  8.   Favourite Survey technique and why? A multibeam survey has to be our favourite because of the colourful images it provides!
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  10. How did you choose the character and what does he/she/it represent? Mean to you? What’s his/her name? Sonar the seahorse wears the colours of THS:UKI logo and we can’t wait to see what they get up to in the poster!