Guidance

The UK CHP yearbook and shapefiles

Information about the joint MCA and UK Hydrographic Office Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), the initiative to maps and measure UK waters.

Documents

The United Kingdom CHP yearbook: 2013 edition

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Details

The CHP yearbook

This gives information and guidance on:

  • the CHP initiative
  • why and how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) collects bathymetric data
  • how to propose a bathymetric survey of your own to MCA
  • wrecks such as the SS Richard Montgomery
  • guidelines for offshore developers
  • partnerships and survey plans

CHP shapefiles and resurvey data

Download the MCA survey shapefile

See the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO)’s analysis of resurvey data

Published 1 May 2014