Teledyne CARIS tools to enhance Swedish Maritime Administration’s nautical charting

Teledyne CARIS has been selected by the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) to provide tools for generalization of bathymetric data in nautical charts.

SMA Team Photo, Left to Right: Marylou Gentilhomme (CARIS), Ulrika Lundell, Marcus Larsson, Klas Östergren, Peter Hambergs, Marcus Hassel, Sergio Marques (CARIS), Elisabeth Farrington

Through a competitive tender process, SMA has chosen Teledyne CARIS to provide CARIS BASE Editor as the solution for the generalization of bathymetric data in nautical charts.

The software platform will provide the tools needed to generate contours and sounding selections using automated processes as much as possible.

SMA is very pleased to once again cooperate with Teledyne CARIS. We have seen what the CARIS tools can do and we expect great results moving forward,” said Marcus Hassel, system administrator, SMA. “I would like to add that despite the current situation we are facing the world over, we were able execute the project as planned thanks to the collaboration and goodwill of everyone involved.”

At Teledyne CARIS we are proud to continue our cooperation with the Swedish Maritime Administration,” said Peter Schwarzberg, managing director, Teledyne CARIS, EMEA. “Through this project we will provide SMA with our new automatic bathymetric compilation tools and, with our joined domain expertise, further optimize the production of bathymetric products including paper charts and ENCs.”