Instituto_Hidrográfico_de_la_Marina

Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina

Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina

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The Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina (IHM; literally "Hydrographic Institute of the Navy") is a Spanish institution with responsibilities in the fields of hydrography, geodesy and photogrammetry, cartography, navigation and oceanography.[1]

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History

The IHM was created via 30 December 1943 Law published on 1 January 1940, establishing it as a military body depending on the General Staff of the Navy [es].[2] Fernando Balén García was appointed as first director of the IHM on 1 July 1944, serving for 22 years at the post.[3][4]

Via a 1970 decree, the IHM was entrusted with ensuring the safety of navigation, obtaining and disseminating information on the sea and coastline, and contributing to the progress of nautical science.[5]

The headquarters of the IHM are located in Cádiz, in San Severiano.[6]

The IHM is the Spanish representative at the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).[7]

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Citations
  1. [1]
    Pérez Carrillo de Albornoz 2002, p. 365.
  2. [2]
    Jefatura del Estado: "Ley sobre creación del Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5–7. 1 January 1944. ISSN 0212-033X.
  3. [3]
    "Fernando Balén García". Real Academia de la Historia.
  4. [4]
    "El Instituto Hidrográfico celebra en noviembre sus 75 años en Cádiz". Diario de Cádiz. 22 October 2018.
  5. [5]
    Pérez Carrillo de Albornoz 2002, p. 367.
  6. [6]
    J.A.H. (10 January 2017). "De zona verde a museo de la Explosión de 1947". Diario de Cádiz.
  7. [7]
    Pérez Carrillo de Albornoz 2002, p. 382.
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