AFRICA is thought to have 30 per cent of the world's mineral resources, but for well-known reasons of risk, instability and lack of infrastructure, it attracts just 5 per cent of the world's exploration and development spending.

CHINA is increasing iron ore imports from countries outside the major producing regions of Australia and Brazil to diversify supply away from the players that dominate the sector.

The Gulf of Mexico is rich in natural resources, but in the past half century, oil development has dominated the Gulf economy. More than 4,000 active offshore oil well platforms now dot the U.S. waters, with thousands of miles of pipelines delivering oil and gas to land.

Easytrak is an Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) underwater positioning and tracking system centred on a multi-element, single transducer that transmits and receives acoustic signals to dynamic subsea targets from which range, bearing and depth information can be determined.

Caching online maps for offline use on Android (Google maps, OpenStreetMap, OpenSeaMap,…)

Navigation software, some opensource/free

Openstreetmap for seacharts

GPS IIF satellites will provide improved signals that will enhance the precise global positioning, navigation and timing services

Undersea telecom cables

Click on two or more locations in Google Maps to obtain a topographic profile (height) along the path.
Nice feature, it even works at sea, the bathymetry of the Belgian coast looks quite reliable

227 folios published by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945