July 22, 2009 -- CARIS is pleased to announce Ping-to-Chart Workshops to be hosted at Stockholm University in Sweden on October 12-16, 2009 as well as at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom on January 18-22, 2010.

The workshops will explain the workflow stages involved in taking acquired hydrographic survey data, “Ping”, through to final product, “Chart”, using the latest CARIS technology. Marine and hydrographic professionals from large and small agencies alike will learn how to manage marine data effectively.

Participants will experience the latest tools and workflows for bathymetric data processing and management, chart production, web access and distribution using the latest versions of HIPS and SIPS, Bathy DataBASE, Notebook, S-57 Composer, Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) and Spatial Fusion Enterprise.

Among the technological highlights relating to the “Ping” will include an introduction to Geocoder, the CSAR Framework and 3D visualisation.

On the “Chart “side of the workflow, the workshop will explore the advancements in the latest version of S-57 Composer, discuss the consolidation of HPD Product Editors and introduce the Paper Chart Composer software.
Finally, participants will learn how processed bathymetry and chart data can be made available through the web for use in Spatial Data Infrastructures.

For further information please contact Jolanda van Duijnhoven via email Email Contact or by telephone at +31(0) 413 296 010 or visit www.caris.com/worldtour.

About CARIS
Established in 1979, CARIS is a leading developer of geospatial software. The CARIS Ping-to-Chart product line delivers an integrated software solution for the entire workflow of hydrographic information from the echosounder “ping” through to the production and distribution of the “chart”. CARIS products are continually selected by hydrographic offices, military agencies, survey contractors, ports and harbours, municipalities, land administrators and academia among others. In addition to its Canadian headquarters, CARIS has offices in The Netherlands, United States, Australia and United Kingdom. There are also more than 40 resellers bringing sales and support of CARIS brand software to more than 75 countries.