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DP Inertial Navigation System for Drillship 02/02/2012
A first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS) on a drillship has been received by Sonardyne International. Vantage Drilling's new 12,000 feet-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set to become the first deep water drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins operations in the Gulf of Mexico for Petrobras later this year. »» 0 comment(s)
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New Bathymetry in Google Earth 25/01/2012
On 11th January 2012, Google replaced its global bathymetry SRTM30_PLUS V4.0 with the newer version V7.0. This has increased the area of seafloor covered at 1km resolution from 10% to 15%. »» 0 comment(s)
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MCA on Surveying the British Coast |
Rob Spillard explains how the MCA is conducting hydrographic surveys, including the history of British hydrographic surveying, latest developments in technology and wreck research projects, sometimes accompanied by a BBC TV camera crew. This movie includes an example of the discovery of two sunken WWI submarines off the Orkney Islands.
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A first order for a Dynamic Positioning Inertial Navigation System (DP-INS) on a drillship has been received by Sonardyne International. Vantage Drilling's new 12,000 feet-rated drillship, Dragonquest, is set to become the first deep water drilling unit in the world to be equipped with the new system when it begins operations in the Gulf of Mexico for Petrobras later this year.
On 11th January 2012, Google replaced its global bathymetry SRTM30_PLUS V4.0 with the newer version V7.0. This has increased the area of seafloor covered at 1km resolution from 10% to 15%.
Fugro Subsea Services is a manufacturer and operator of ROVs, and provider of subsea engineering, construction support and inspection, maintenance and repair services. Its Robotic Technologies business line has announced the introduction of three-dimensional sea current profiles to its DeepWorks family of subsea simulators.
BlueView Technologies, USA, and Ageotec, Italy, have signed a systems integrator agreement that enables Ageotec to re-sell BlueView 2D and 3D products on Ageotec Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). BlueView's compact, real-time multibeam imaging sonar will expand Ageotec's capabilities in low and zero-visibility conditions.