Student Funding

The Nautical Chart of the Future Registration Guidelines/rules 1) Goal: Using open data and free software only, prototype a cartographic production chain. Test your production chain on 1 of the 3 areas of interest (among the proposed sites). Publish your map and present your methodology.  2) Who can participate? The competition is international and is open to…

Since 2018, COMREN has been funding student travel to conferences. The funding is generously provided by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Hydrographic Association and QPS. Year Conference Location # of Students 2018 Canadian Hydrographic Conference Victoria, British Columbia 23 2019 US Hydrographic Conference Biloxi, Mississippi 6 2020 Canadian Hydrographic Conference Quebec,…

A student competition initiated by the Canadian Hydrographic Service, the COMREN network, and the Canadian Hydrographic Association.  “Form a team of 2 to 4 students and reinvent the way navigational charts are produced.” Goal: Using open data and free software only, prototype a cartographic production chain. Test your production chain on an area of interest (among the proposed sites). Publish…