Dubai Municipality has announced the completion of a first-of-its-kind hydrographic survey of the territorial waters of the emirate conducted to generate comprehensive marine data in accordance with the specifications of the International Hydrographic Organisation.

The results of the survey were reviewed by Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality. The survey is part of the municipality’s efforts to support the development of major world-class marine infrastructure projects launched by the UAE.

Al Hajri was briefed on the advanced marine survey boat used for the project, the first vessel of its kind deployed in the country to carry out comprehensive hydrographic and geophysical surveys of deep layers of the sea floor across marine areas of Dubai. The survey covered not only Dubai’s coastline and its entire territorial waters but also parts of international waters bordering it. The boat, with an operational capacity of 72 continuous sailing hours, contains integrated state-of-the-art monitoring systems.