Development in Precision Seafloor Survey and Mapping in China

This article presents a general introduction to the development in China since 1980s in precision seafloor survey and mapping. Emphasis is given to the processing and integration of data from the acquisition system centered on the multibeam bathymetric survey equipment, and to the interactive map generation systems, MBChart, SeaMap, and SeaGIIS. Application of these systems will also be described.