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These disciplines encompass the methodologies of water body (oceans, seas and lakes) and watercourse measurement and description necessary for all human activities at sea and along coastlines and rivers. These can include shipping safety, port and coastline development projects, offshore infrastructure installation (platforms, turbines, etc.), underwater infrastructure inspection, and monitoring water levels in flood risk areas.
ENSTA Bretagne's internationally-acclaimed Category A (highest level) Hydrography program is the only one of its kind in France.
This discipline is governed by international standards which allow for data sharing and guarantee data accuracy. Training is monitored by three global bodies which form the FIG/IHO/ICA Advisory Board: the International Federation of Surveyors, the International Hydrographic Organization and the International Cartographic Association.
The French navy founded its hydrographic and oceanographic service (SHOM) in 1720. Today, SHOM and ENSTA Bretagne bring together France's top experts in this field.
Career prospects
• Public organizations (SHOM, Ifremer, other research institutes and international organizations)
• Coastal and offshore hydrographic survey companies
• The marine and river energy sector (oil and gas, marine renewable energies and hydroelectric)
• Dredging and specialized construction (coastal, port and river)
• Engineering firms (development, monitoring)
• Marine engineering (technology and software development)
Cette spécialité est offerte aux élèves Polytechniciens dans le cadre de leur 4e année.
ENSTA Bretagne is co-accredited to grant the degrees
• Geomorphometry
• Bathymetric data processing
• Ocean remote sensing
• Hyperspectral imaging
• Acoustics
• Hydro-sedimentary modeling GNSS use in geoscience
• Lab-STICC Joint Research Center (UMR CNRS 6285, ENSTA Bretagne, IMT Atlantique, ENIB, UBO and UBS), PRASYS and TOMS teams
• Joint Research Center for Adaptation and Diversity in the Marine Environment (Roscoff Marine Station, CNRS Sorbonne Université)
• Rabine Keyetieu’s thesis on the calibration of multi-beam echo sounder systems by inverse methods
• Gaspard Minster's thesis on hydro-sedimentary modeling at Raz Blanchard
• Coralie Monpert's thesis on automating submerged vegetation mapping by single-beam echosounder
• The Percebès project on stalked barnacle stock management on the Atlantic coast
• The DIP-Nawdex project on diabatic processes in the North Atlantic