Africa's immense hydrographic resources remain largely untapped. Traditional techniques of information collection are often laborious, hindering progress in sectors such as navigation, resource management, and coastal development. Robotic total stations and multibeam sonar offer transformative solut

Hydrography is/encompasses/deals with the science/art/practice of measuring/determining/mapping the physical features/characteristics/dimensions of water bodies. This involves/includes/entails a variety of techniques/methods/processes such as sounding/bathymetry/depth measurement, surveying/plotting