The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM)/ Joint Hydrographic
Center (JHC) is a recently established
University of New Hampshire program aimed at creating a national center
for expertise in ocean mapping and hydrographic sciences. Guided by a Memorandum
of Understanding with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the JHC operates in partnership
with NOAA's National
Ocean Service. The CCOM is a University center that expands the scope
of interaction and cooperation with the private sector, other government agencies
and universities. In addition to NOAA support, CCOM currently has projects
underway funded by the US
Geological Survey, the Office
of Naval Research, the Naval
Research Lab, DARPA,
NSF and several
private sector partners. The centers focus their activities on two major tasks,
an educational task, aimed at creating a learning center that will promote
and foster the education of a new generation of hydrographers and ocean mapping
scientists, and a research task aimed at developing and evaluating a wide
range of state-of-the-art hydrographic and ocean mapping technologies and
applications.
The Centers' graduate degree program in ocean mapping has been awarded Category
A Recognition by the International
Federation of Surveyors /International
Hydrographic Organization /International
Cartographic Association (FIG/IHO/ICA) Advisory Board on Standards of
Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors. Category A Recognition is the highest
level of international recognition. It indicates that the FIG/IHO Advisory
Board has examined the program curriculum in detail and concluded that the
program provides comprehensive and broad-based knowledge in all aspects of
the theory and practice of hydrography and allied disciplines.
Latest News
- The January 2009 issue of Discovery Magazine discusses CCOM/JHC work among the 100 Top Science Stories of 2008.
- UNH-NOAA Ocean Mapping Expedition Yields New Insights into Arctic Depths - NOAA. Dec 29, 2008
- Arctic Riches - WBZ 38 (CBS). Oct 29, 2008
- Exploring the seas, via IP - Government Computer News. Oct 14, 2008
- U.S. Icebreaker Maps Ocean Floor for Science and Country - Kodiak Daily Mirror. Oct 13, 2008
- Sant Ocean Hall Now Open - OCS News. Oct 7, 2008
- Oil Survey Says Arctic has Riches - AAPG Explorer. Oct 6, 2008
- Diving Into a New World - New York Times. Sep 29, 2008