Validation of the shoal-biased pattern of bathymetric information on nautical charts

. The compilation of nautical charts comprises a number of tasks that are often monotonous, time consuming, and, as such, prone to human error. A long-term goal of the hydrographic community has thus been the automation of the process due to the unquestionable advantages of automation to the accuracy, reliability, and consistency of products for a reduced cost-to-productivity ratio. One of the tasks that has received the attention of automation...