A geographic information system (GIS) can help hydrographic organizations better manage and share their bathymetric and maritime data. ArcGIS for Maritime allows hydrographic offices to create, analyze, and produce more with their data by establishing a marine spatial data infrastructure to share accurate administrative, biological, and physical data. It also helps manage large amounts of bathymetric data by integrating it with other hydrographic data and metadata to derive and serve the data. Both civilian and defense hydrographic organizations can use ArcGIS for Maritime to expand their use of nautical data beyond safety of navigation to integrate seafloor mapping with water column and environmental data.

1. Complete GIS for Maritime Users
Technology disrupters such as mobile, cloud, and new data technology are allowing people
to look at how they manage and use data in a whole new light. Now is the time to adopt
geographic information system (GIS) technology for your hydrographic organization.
A Modern Hydrographic Workflow
ArcGIS® for Maritime helps hydrographic offices create,
analyze, and produce more with their data.
• Establish a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure—
Help drive economic growth and collaboration by
sharing more accurate administrative, biologic, and
physical data with other organizations. For example
share tools and data models necessary to analyze the
transition zone between land and sea.
Analysis of the Transition Zone off Long Beach, California
• Manage a large amount of bathymetric data—
Realize the full value of your bathymetric data assets
by integrating it with your other hydrographic data and
metadata. Store, query, derive, and serve your data.
• Reduce the cost of managing your data—Storing
source datasets and processing them on demand
dramatically reduces the need for data duplication.
Both civilian and defense hydrographic and naval
organizations can use ArcGIS for Maritime for their
operations and data management. Expand nautical data
for more than safety of navigation. Accurately integrate
ArcGIS creates products from inland to offshore navigation.
seafloor mapping with water column and environmental
data for a complete operational picture.
For more information,
visit esri.com/maritime.
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