The transition to autonomous marine operations is a promising process in full swing. The advantages of carrying out hydrographic or oceanographic tasks autonomously weigh heavily against the tradition...

Hi-Target released its latest hydrographic product, a dual-frequency single-beam echosounder, on 25 May 2022. According to the Hi-Target products center deputy director Adin Lee: “The previous ve...

The Hi-Target HD-MAX dual-frequency echosounder is universal in sediment measurement for dredging and other water-depth measurement projects in shallow water, deep water and sandy water. The full-feat...

Geosciences survey companies face a constant challenge in securing and moving data. Operating in far-flung, barely connected parts of the world, with temperatures and weather hard to predict, they de...

Fugro Marinestar measures GNSS satellite orbit and clock corrections for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou. These corrections are sent over six geostationary L-band satellites and over internet and can...

Aquatic Drones, based in the Netherlands, recently introduced the Phoenix 5 Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV). The unit, with a length of five metres, provides a stable platform for a range of survey an...

Although navigational charts play an essential role in guaranteeing safe passage through our oceans, the information they contain also has many other uses beyond safe journeying from point A to point ...

Hydrography plays an important role in the economic and social development of nations. The proper mapping of the coastlines and bodies of water of a nation helps with the management of natural resourc...

An oil slick was seen on the surface of Nootka Sound and staining on rocks of nearby Bligh Island, west of Vancouver Island, Canada, in late 2020. This set in motion an emergency operation to identify...

A recent survey of the inland port on the island of Helgoland demonstrates that choosing the right vessel for offshore surveys can save time and money, especially when the only alternative is to trans...