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Canadian Hydrographic Service CANADIAN SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 67 Proceedings Centennial Conference Canadian Hydrographic Service FI 1983 DFO - Library MPO - Bibliothéque 1 1 11 1 11 11101,18 ,110 11111 1 OTTAWA APRIL 5-8 AVRIL. 1983 Comptes rendus Conférence du Centenaire Service hydrographique du Canada 1983 PUBLICATION SPECIALE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES HALIEUTIQUES ET AQUATIQUES 67 a " CANADIAN SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 67 Centennial Conference of the Canadian Hydrographic Service "FROM LEADLINE TO LASER" April 5-8, 1983 Government Conference Centre LIBRARY Ottawa, Canada FISHERIES AND OCEANS 1 Q1U Sponsors 13IIILIOT ET OCÉANS, Canadian Hydrographic Service pîoiES Canadian Hydrographers Association Conférence du Centenaire du Service hydrographique du Canada "DE LA LIGNE DE SONDE AU LASER" 5-8 avril, 1983 Centre de Conférences du Gouvernement Ottawa, Canada Responsables Service hydrographique du Canada Association des hydrographes canadiens PUBLICATION SPÉCIALE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES HALIEUTIQUES ET AQUATIQUES 67 Minister of Supply and 'Services >Canada 1983 © Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada 1983 Availàble En vente par la poste: Canadian Government Publishing Centre Centre d'édition du gouvernement du Canada . Supply and Service's Canada Approvisionnements et Services Canada 'Ottàwà, Ont. K I A 059 Ottawa (Ontario) Canada KIA 0S9 or through your bookselier ou chez votre libraire or from ou au Hydrographie Chart Distribution Office Department of Fisheries and Oceans Bureau de distribution des cartes marines P.O. Box 8080, 1675 Russell Rd. Ministère des Pêches et des Océans Ottawa, Ont. C.P. 8080, 1675, chemin Russell Canada K I G 31-16 Ottawa (Ontario) Canada K1G 3H6 Catalogue No. Fs 41-31/67 ISBN 0-660-52374-4 N° de catalogue Fs 41-31/67 ISSN 0706-6481 ISBN 0-660-52374-4 Ottawa, 1983 ISSN 0706-6481 Ottawa, 1983 Canada: $12.00 Other countries: $14.40 Canada : 12 $ Autres pays : 14.40$ Price subject to change without notice. Prix sujet à changement sans avis préalable. Correct citation for this publication: On devra référer comme suit à cette publication : Anon. 1983. From Leadline to Laser. Centennial Conference of the Anonyme. 1983. De la ligne de sonde au laser. Conférence du centenaire Canadian Hydrographie Service. Canadian Hydrographie du Service hydrographique du Canada/Association des hydro- Service/Canadian Hydrographie Association. Ottawa, Canada. graphes canadiens. Ottawa, Canada. 223 p. 223 p. Published by Publié par q Government of Canada Gouvernement du Canada Fisheries and Oceans Pêches et Océans Scientific information Direction de l'information and Publications Branch et des publications scientifiques Ottawa KlA 0E6 TABLE OF CONTENTS /TABLE DE MATIÈRES CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE /CONFÉRENCE DU CENTENAIRE COMITÉ ORGANISATEUR IV FOREWORD /AVANT - PROPOS V OPENING CEREMONIES/ CÉRÉMONIES D'OUVERTURE VI INTERNATIONAL VISITORS/ VISITEURS DE L'ÉTRANGER VIII DIRECTOR GENERAL'S ADDRESS / ALLOCUTION DU DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL 1 MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS ADDRESS /ALLOCUTION DU MINISTRE DES PÊCHES ET DES OCÉANS 7 THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S ADDRESS / ALLOCUTION DU GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL 11 TROIS SIÈCLES D'HYDROGRAPHIE FRANÇAISE AU CANADA Bourgoin, France 14 THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO THE HYDROGRAPHY OF CANADA Haslam, U.K. 20 VIGNETTES FROM HYDROGRAPHY'S PAST Sandilands, Canada 36 IMPROVED TECHNIQUES OF SHORT PERIOD TIDAL ANALYSIS Franco, Brazil 42 THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE CHARTMAKER Troop, Canada 46 A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF TIDAL, CURRENT AND WATER LEVEL SURVEYING IN THE CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE Tait, Canada 51 CHART LATTICING - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Gray, Canada 62 THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM ON HYDROGRAPHY Lachapelle /Wells, Canada 69 EXPLORING ARCTIC SEAS — TODAY AND YESTERDAY Anderson/ Kerr, Canada 78 SIDE SCAN SONAR — AN ALTERNATIVE TO WIRE DRAG FOR ITEM INVESTIGATIONS Peterson, U.S.A. 85 U.S. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE HYDROGRAPH1C SURVEY OPERATIONS 1972-1982 van Norden, U.S.A. 91 AIRBORNE HYDROGRAPHY TECHNIQUES — AN EVALUATION BY THE AERIAL HYDROGRAPHY PROJECT TEAM CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE OTTAWA, Monahan, Canada 107 BEGINNING OF THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS — THE LASER SOUNDER Casey, Canada 111 BATHYMETRY AND ITS UTILIZATION TO DEFINE SHORT- TERM EVENTS ON THE UPPER AMAZON Fitzpatrick, Canada 118 RÉPORT ON DMA'S PROTOTYPE GRAPHICS FROM ENHANCED LANDSAT IMAGERY FOR APPLICATION TO HYDROGRAPHIC CHARTING Naylor, , U.S.A. 138 MULTIPARAMETER SURVEYS IN THE OFFSHORE: BROADENING THE DIMENSIONS OF HYDROGRAPHY Macnab, Canada 149 AUTOMATION TODAY SCRATCHING THE 'TWENTY-ONE YEAR ITCH Macdonald, Canada 157 DR. DORSEY'S ELECTRONIC LEAD LINE — THE U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY'S HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY ECHO SOUNDER DEVELOPMENT 1924-1939 Hayes, U.S.A. 163 UNE APPROCHE MÉTHODOLOGIQUE AUX RECHERCHES SUR LA CONCEPTION GRAPHIQUE DES CARTES MARINES Perrotte, Canada 167 TIDE MEASUREMENT BY ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY PART I: THE BOTTOM UNIT Morgera, Canada PART II: THE DECK UNIT Morgera, Canada 173 COMMON DATUM CHARTS OF THE MALACCA AND SINGAPORE STRAITS Yashima, Japan 182 THE ELECTRONIC CHART Eaton , Canada 188 THE USE OF LORAN - C IN THE CANADIAN FISHING FLEET Kolls, Canada 196 AUTOMATION OF THE DMA LIST OF LIGHTS AND RADIO NAVIGATIONAL AIDS PUBLICATIONS Glenn, U.S.A. 204 CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHY/ PHOTOGRAPHIES DE LA CONFÉRENCE 212 REGISTRANTS/ INSCRIPTIONS 220 Centennial Conference Conférence du Centenaire Organizing Committee Comité organisateur Co -Chairmen P.D. Richards Co-présidents J. Bruce Secretary S. Acheson Secrétaire Finance T. Jolicoeur Finances Technical Program J. O'Shea Programme technique Registration C.W. Fulford Inscription Publicity and Publications J.S. Warren Publicité et publications Graphics R.W. Cashen Graphisme Displays J.P. Séguin Expositions Hospitality G. Yeaton Accueil Ladies Program J. Yeaton Programme des conjoints A. Woelflé Media Relations J. Drewry Relations avec les médias Transportation M. Lajeunesse Transports Events Événements Icebreaker T. Tremblay Partie d'accueil Beer Seminar R. Gervais À la bonne vôtre ! Dinner Dance W.E. Woelflé Dîner dansant Centennial Luncheon B.J. Tait Déjeuner du Centenaire Liaison Liaison Canadian Hydrographers Association H. Comeau Association canadienne des hydrographes Retired Staff L. Murdock Personnel à la retraite Conference Secretariat T. Widyaratne Secrétariat de la conférence IV Foreword Avant-propos The publication of the Proceed- La publication du compte rendu ings of the Centennial Conference of the de la Conférence du centenaire du Service Canadian Hydrographic Service is the hydrographique du Canada constitue la final stage in the most successful con- dernière étape de la conférence de ce ference of its kind yet held in Canada. type la plus réussie qui ait jamais été Four hundred people met in Ottawa for tenue au Canada. Quatre cents personnes three days of plenary sessions, discuss- se sont réunies à Ottawa pour trois jours ions with exhibitors and social events. de séances plénières, de discussions avec The papers presented were of a high stan- les exposants et d'événements sociaux. dard. As befits a Centennial Conference Les documents présentés étaient d'un très many reviewed various aspects of the his- haut niveau. Comme il convient pour une tory of hydrography in Canada but the Conférence du centenaire, nombre de con- rest covered a wide range of topics and férenciers ont passé en revue divers were literally drawn from around the aspects de l'histoire de l'hydrographie world. Our international visitors repre- au Canada, mais plusieurs, qui venaient sented 16 different countries and two in- pratiquement de toutes les parties du ternational organizations. They partici- monde, ont traité une large gamme de pated fully in the proceedings and en- sujets. Nos visiteurs étrangers repré- riched both the formal and informal dis- sentaient 16 pays et deux organisations cussions. The exhibitors provided an internationales. Ils ont participé essential part of the conference by show- pleinement aux débats et ont enrichi les ing the latest developments that are discussions tant officielles que non available. officielles. Les exposants ont été un élément essentiel de la conférence en présentant les plus récents progrès de la The Organizing Committee can technique. take pride in its work but nothing would have been achieved without the whole- hearted participation of all who attend- Le Comité organisateur peut ed. We hope that these proceedings will être fier de sa réussite mais rien serve as a permanent record of the dis- n'aurait pu être mené à bien sans la cussions and remind all of the enjoyable participation active de toutes les social events at which many new friend- personnes présentes. Nous espérons que ships were made. ce compte rendu restera dans les annales et qu'il rappellera à tous les événements sociaux agréables où de nombreux liens d'amitié ont été noués. A.D. O'Connor A.D. O'Connor Presi dent Président Canadian Hydrographers Association Association canadienne des hydrographes P. Richards P. Richards J. Bruce J. Bruce Conference Co-Chairmen Co-présidents de la conférence V OPENING CEREMONIES CÉRÉMONIES D'OUVERTURE FROM LEADLINE TO LASER S.B. MacPhee Director General / Directeur général Canadian Hydrographic Service Service hydrographique du Canada FROM LEADLINE TO P.D. Richards LASER" Conference Chairman / Président de la conférence Hon./ L'Hon. Pierre De Bané Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Ministre des Pêches et des Océans FROM LEADLINE TO LASER VI G.N. Evving Assistant
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