1. Hydrography only for charting? Could it help on TOURISM?

2. 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?

3. Lead line Single beam Multibeam before 1940 1940 - 1998 1998 – Present day Better Coverage and more accurate information

4. 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

5. 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

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

9. 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%).

10. Year Passengers % Change 19993,112,3555% 20003,364,6438.1% 20013,391,0910.8% 20023,642,9907.4% 20033,960,6148.7% 20043,499,584-11.6% 20053,605,2013.0% Cruise Statistics

11. "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 2004 - The World Tourism Organization

13. 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?

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

15. 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?

16. Guatemala: Last surveys from 1985 Honduras, Latest chart edition from 1980 Information received at IHO visit, feb 2006. “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

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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?

21. 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

22. 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

23.  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

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

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

26. “Virtual Earth” 3D Display

27. Satellite/Aerial Overlay

28.  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

29. 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?

31. Nación/ÁreaAño.A1A2B1B2C1C2 Bahamas2006109900100 Belice20061508500100 Costa Rica2006105909500 Dominica200615102006590 El Salvador2006105909500 Honduras20065608001540 México2006137879300 Nicaragua2006510959000 Report from countries/Areas of the Region with less than 25% coverage of water 200 m or less depth adequadely surveyed

32. Report from Countries/Areas without improvement or changes in survey coverage period 2004 - 2006 Nación/ÁreaYearA1A2B1B2C1C2 Antigua y Barbuda20044840550060 Antigua y Barbuda20064840520060 Bahamas2004109900100 Bahamas2006109900100 Barbados20044535550065 Barbados20064535550065 Belize20041508500100 Belize20061508500100 Costa Rica2004105909500 Costa Rica2006105909500 Dominica200415102006590 Dominica200615102006590