SOUTH Marine Division, specializing in hydrography and marine survey, is actually a subsidiary of SOUTH Survey Group, a leading Chinese giant manufacturer in the geo-spatial industry.  With 35 years of...

Kongsberg Discovery has officially unveiled the EM 2042, a next-generation multibeam echosounder poised to redefine underwater data collection. With the capability to extend operational weather windows, offer unparalleled flexibility and...

When contemplating the replacement of a research and survey fleet, a collective effort is required to meticulously curate an optimal new fleet, considering factors such as ship type, size, capabilities...

Sam Electronics has introduced SAM 4620, a compact type-approved IMO-compliant navigation echosounder. It can be used in single or dual-channel mode in depths between 5 and 1,000m. Depth displays can...

World oceans host diverse creatures that shape the seafloor. In a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study published in Communications Earth & Environment, Kiel University geoscientists, alongside biology and oceanography experts, have linked...

Drifting echo-sounding buoys will soon provide bathymetric control in inaccessible areas of the oceans. The SSPARR (Seafloor Soundings in Polar and Remote Regions) buoy project holds great promise for providing...

Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) has recently won a tender from an American company for a portable echo repeater system due for delivery this autumn, with a further system going to...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has commissioned Woolpert to acquire bathymetric survey data using Lidar technologies to support the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI) and its mission to produce...

The multibeam echosounder (MBES) is used for various purposes, and MBES systems have become the standard instrument for bathymetric determination. However, new developments mean that MBES systems are no longer...

Atlas Hydrographic has introduced a new parametric multibeam sub-bottom profiling system, Parasound DS-3. The highest performance parametric system of its type presently available, it provides very precise high-resolution sub-bottom and...