Louis Maltais

Director, Hydrospatial Services and Support

Current research and/or projects

  • GPS
  • Multibeam
  • Bottom Classification
  • High Definition Bathymetry
  • S-100 Standard

Key publications

  • The New IHO S-102 Standard, Charting a New frontier for Bathymetry. The International Hydrographic Review, November 2012, Number 8
  • The New IHO S-102 Standard, Charting a New frontier for Bathymetry. Hydro International, May 2012, Volume 16, Number 3
  • La géomatique marine au service du développement économique et des sciences. Revue Géomatique , Printemps 2008, Volume 35 (Article principal)
  • Bathymetric Data Management for the future. Hydro International, May 2008, Volume 12, Number 4
  • Shallow-water Survey in Canada: The St. Lawrence River channel operations. Hydro International, November 2004, Volume 8, Number 9
  • Canadian Coast Guard Boosts Marine Survey Activities. Hydro International, April 2003, Volume 7, Number 3
  • Surface Current Seminar 2014, Seoul et Deajeon, Corée du Sud (invitation de la Corée)
  • St-Lawrence River, the Expressway for Enav, Conférence hydrographique du Canada 2014, St-John’s Terre-Neuve.
  • Live chart compilation and quality control using CARIS Base Editor, Conférence hydrographique du Canada 2010, Québec, Canada
  • Bathymetric lidar data : From XYZ to navigation chart, Second Fudoteram Workshop, Québec, Canada
  • Seaway High Definition bathymetry project, 2009 Mariner’s Workshop, Montréal, Canada
  • Live chart compilation and quality control using CARIS Base Editor, Caris 2008 Conference, Bath, United Kingdom
  • High definition bathymetry production, distribution and updating, Shallow water Survey Conference 2008, Portsmouth, NH, USA
  • High definition bathymetry production, distribution and updating, Canadian Hydrographic Conference 2008, Victoria, BC, Canada
  • La géomatique marine au service du développement économique et des sciences, Géocongrès 2007, Québec, Québec, Canada
  • Water Level Forecasting and Integrity System, Marine Electronic Navigation Workshop 2004, University New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
  • Bottom classification trials using multibeam sounder data, Acoustic Seabed Classification Workshop 2004, IOS, Sidney, BC, Canada
  • GPS Tide Detection : Implementation of a full integrated solution for hydrographic surveys on the St-Lawrence from data collection to data processing. Carrier Phase GPS Navigation for Hydrographic Surveys, and Seamless Vertical Datums 2004, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulfport, MS, USA
  • Activités et Nouveaux Développements en Hydrographie au SHC. Carrefour Maritime 2004, Rimouski, QC, Canada
  • Establishment of a Seamless Chart Datum on the St-Lawrence River. Annual National Science Workshop 2002, IOS, Sidney, BC, Canada