GIS ODYSSEY 2011 Conference was held in Lovran, 5-9 September 2011, organised by the Croatian Information Technology Association – GIS Forum (Croatia), Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia), University of Silesia, Faculty of Computer Science and Materials Science, Faculty of Earth Science (Poland), SILGIS Association (Poland), and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (Poland). Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia was co-organizer and patron of the event. The conference had about 50 participants.

Conference topics:

• Geoinformatics
• Geodesy and cartography
• Informatics and communication
• Cultural heritage
• Agriculture and forestryWater, hydrography and sea management
• European corridor Baltic Sea Adriatic Sea
• Globalisation, development and transition process
• Other

The following presentations were given by the Hydrographic Institute representatives Vinka Jurić, assistant director, and Tonći Jeličić, head of Reproduction department:
„Activities of the Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia and IPA Implementation Procedure“ (authors: Jurić, Kasum, Jeličić) and
„Ergonomic Aspect of the Use of Colours on Charts“ (authors: Jeličić, Gržetić, Kasum).