Marine Mapping & Drafting
Marine Mapping & Drafting
If you are planning a marine infrastructure project, make sure you talk to us first to ensure that you get the most benefit for your project.
Why Choose us?
Mapping and drafting work should always be undertaken by qualified cartographers, survey draftspeople or Geographic Information System (GIS) professionals. Total Hydrographic’s nautical cartographers are experienced in compiling precise nautical charts for Australian and international clients. We do this by using state of the art Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, GIS software and specialised cartographic software.
You can trust that your project is in expert hands:
- We have proven experience with nautical cartography.
- We produce marine, nautical, asset, preliminary design, planning and custom maps, survey plans and charts for our clients, many on an annual update cycle.
- We understand the importance of delivering accurate and user-friendly maps/charts.

Planning Maps
By engaging Total Hydrographic’s expert nautical cartographers to draft a planning map at the initial stages of the project you prepare yourself to be better informed and allows for more constructive input from project stakeholders and sub-consultants. Planning maps provide a preliminary step to higher end analysis.
Clients who have benefited from this include:
- Port Authorities
- Yacht Clubs
- Water Authorities
- Engineering Companies
Clients regularly feedback to us that commissioning a planning map has led to overall savings of time and money.
Examples of maps and plans we produce: | |
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Nautical Charts | Port Infrastructure Maps |
Hydrographic Survey Plans | Proposed Mooring Maps |
Port Limit Maps | Environmental Impact Maps |
Zoning Maps | Proposed Dredging Maps |
Asset Maps | Transportation Infrastructure Maps |
Proposed Anchorage Maps | Vegetation Maps |
Proposed Shipping Channel Maps |

Information That Works for You
We can provide the information to you in whatever way it’s best going to benefit you. Deliverables can include:
- Small half page hard copy maps
- Large wall mounted maps
- Digital format e.g. PDF or as specified
In addition, Total Hydrographic can extract specific map layers from maps and plans. We can supply you with this data in all common CAD and GIS formats.

Total Hydrographic’s staff have tertiary qualifications and experience in Hydrographic Surveying, Geomatic Engineering, Marine Mapping and GIS, Cartography and National Maritime Operations.
A list of certified professionals in hydrographic surveying can be found here.
Total Hydrographic have qualified and experienced cartographers and GIS professionals ready to complete your next mapping or drafting project.