Hydrography only for charting? Could it help on TOURISM?

Tourism 1.Introduction 2.What does Maritime Tourism cover? 3.Is it important for the region? 4.It is important for the tourism industry? 5.What do we need from hydrography? 6.What hydrographic products are there for the tourism industry? 7.What could be the problem?

Lead line Single beam Multibeam before – Present day Better Coverage and more accurate information

Aplication of Hydro – Cartographics Services and Products 1.Maritime Transportation 2.Defence 3.Maritime Delimitation 4.Environmental Protection 5.Natural Hazards assessment 6.Fishery and Acuaculture 7.Tourism 8.Coastal Zone Management 9.Non living Resources 10.Marine Science Research

Aplication of Hydro – Cartographics Services and Products 1.Maritime Transportation 2.Defence 3.Maritime Delimitation 4.Environmental Protection 5.Natural Hazards assessment 6.Fishery and Acuaculture 7.Tourism 8.Coastal Zone Management 9.Non living Resources 10.Marine Science Research

Tourism RECREATIONAL BOATS CRUISES SPORTS DIVING SPORT FISHING BEACH AND SUN MARINAS WHALES OBSERVATION YACHTS AND SAIL CRAFTS

Increment in tourist arrivals weren´t as great as in other American regions, but still significative (7%) Traffic increment from USA, Canada and Europe because of favorable exchange currency and a perception of “secure destination”. Cuba and Puerto Rico grow more than 9%. Dominican Republic and Jamaica (5%) Bahamas (3%).

Year Passengers % Change 19993,112,3555% 20003,364,6438.1% 20013,391,0910.8% 20023,642,9907.4% 20033,960,6148.7% 20043,499, % 20053,605,2013.0% Cruise Statistics

"The Caribbean islands heavily depend on tourism," stressed Francesco Frangialli, WTO's Secretary-General, "tourism represents in some of them 30, 40 or an even greater percentage of the gross domestic product". "The natural disaster hit them at a time, when the majority of the islands were experiencing great tourism growth, after a few difficult years. We are very concerned about the people, their lives and future, which depends in large on the soundness of the region's infrastructure," Madrid, 16 September The World Tourism Organization

Tourism 1.Introduction 2.What does Maritime Tourism covers? 3.Is it important for the región? 4.Is it important for the tourism industry? 5.What do we need from hydrography? 6.What hydrographic products are there for the tourism industry? 7.What´s the problem?

Beginning boaters needs to answer their two most frequent questions: “Where am I?” “How do I get to…?”

Tourism 1.Introduction 2.What is Maritime Tourisim? 3.Is it important for the región? 4.It is important for the tourism industry? 5.What do we need from hydrography? 6.What hydrographic products are there for the tourism industry? 7.What´s the problem?

Guatemala: Last surveys from 1985 Honduras, Latest chart edition from 1980 Information received at IHO visit, feb “Their coastal waters are traversed by some of the biggest passenger-carrying vessels in the world, yet a significant percentage of those waters have not been surveyed since the nineteenth centuty.” Captain Mike Barritt

While NOAA has accuracy standards for each step in the data collection and chart production process, much of the depth information found on NOAA charts is based on surveys conducted before 1940, the shoreline is more than 20 years old, and paper charts used to be compiled manually.

Needs from Tourism industry In the Caribbean modern surveys, metrication and datum shift to WGS 84 are all urgent requirements in locations which are now frequented by cruise liners. The increasing tendency of cruise liners to seek new routes, anchorages, and port calls, has high- lighted the need for more rigorous surveys of areas which were originally explored in the nineteenth century. This is a major challenge for developing hydrographic services in the Caribbean.

Tourism 1.Introduction 2.What is Maritime Tourisim? 3.Is it important for the región? 4.It is important for the tourism industry? 5.What do we need from hydrography? 6.What hydrographic products are there for the tourism industry? 7.What´s the problem?

The new NOAA PocketChart is a special- purpose map compiled for beginning recreational boaters. It is an eye- catching, inexpensive, introductory charting product that has a miniaturized image of a NOAA nautical chart on one side; and safety, boating, and educational information on the reverse. Each PocketChart chart reverse side has a different mix of safety, boating, and educational information compiled from federal, state, and cooperating private sources. This information will increase the safety and enjoyment of a beginner’s boating experience. Examples of information that may be included on the reverse side: Selected information from the United States Coast Pilot® Table 2 tide correctors Safety information from Coast Guard publications State boating education regulations, boat licensing requirements, state rules and regulations Nautical chart design and usage information Coast Guard navigation rules National Estuarine Research Reserve information Weather information or warnings

Recreational Boating Applicable to any boat, whether it is a sailing, fishing, inboard, outboard, rowboat, or canoe. Are you aware of the benefits of using nautical charts? Benefits include decreasing the possibilities of grounding and damaging your boat, reducing possible damage to the environment, and increasing boater and personal safety. In fact, Nautical Charts Protect Lives, Property and the Marine Environment. The demand for electronic charts among recreational boaters is increasing.electronic charts

 Customize the amount of detail according to your needs  Shaded depth contours, NavAids, spot soundings, text & land features. Display what you need.  Uncluttered screen with only the information you require to navigate safely Customized Screen Display

Marina Charts  More detailed marina charts  More information with facility location information more data…more value

“Raster Like” Presentation…. ….or the Power of Vector Automatic Alarms Safety Contour Screen re- sizes/resolutions

“Virtual Earth” 3D Display

Satellite/Aerial Overlay

 Two weather services in US  Free “Grib File” service (world wide)  XM/WxWorx Satellite weather subscription (US only)  “Grib Files” need to be downloaded and transferred via USB memory stick Weather Overlay

Tourism 1.Introduction 2.What is Maritime Tourisim? 3.Is it important for the región? 4.It is important for the tourism industry? 5.What do we need from hydrography? 6.What hydrographic products are there for the tourism industry? 7.What´s the problem?

Nación/ÁreaAño.A1A2B1B2C1C2 Bahamas Belice Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Honduras México Nicaragua Report from countries/Areas of the Region with less than 25% coverage of water 200 m or less depth adequadely surveyed

Report from Countries/Areas without improvement or changes in survey coverage period Nación/ÁreaYearA1A2B1B2C1C2 Antigua y Barbuda Antigua y Barbuda Bahamas Bahamas Barbados Barbados Belize Belize Costa Rica Costa Rica Dominica Dominica