Trainees were exposed to operations including the use of multibeam echosounding (MBES), singlebeam echosounding (SBES) and sidescan sonar (SSS) during a complex multidisciplinary f...
What if every yacht at sea could double as a scientific research vessel – quietly collecting critical data about the health of our oceans? The International SeaKeepers Societ...
By the end of this year, the two expedition vessels in Viking’s science-at-sea programme will have accumulated over 2,800 days of continuous scientific activity. This article...
Crowdsourced bathymetry is increasingly seen as a way to expand seabed coverage by collecting depth measurements from vessels during routine operations. Yet as data volumes grow, t...
Various attempts have recently been made to expand the scope of research in the maritime field through the convergence of cutting-edge technologies. One example is the remote class...
Seagrass meadows play an invaluable role as critical ecosystems that contribute significantly to marine biodiversity, carbon sequestration and coastal protection. In recent years,...
An understanding of the interplay between glaciers and the ocean is needed to improve sea-level rise projections. Seafloor mapping is critical in this pursuit, particularly where t...
In an era of environmental challenges and economic uncertainties, nations are earnestly seeking innovative ways to stimulate economic development, improve public safety and enhance...
On 24 January 2023, the European Union declared the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) operational for testing, and it is scheduled to become fully operational in 2024. This...
Delving into the mysteries of the planet’s final frontier – the ocean – has long captivated human curiosity, with the origins of ocean exploration dating back to...
Combining AUV and ROV capabilities in a modular, hybrid unit improves functionality, while subsea docking technology expands the operational window of such a vehicle, allowing it t...
Some 290 shipwrecks lie in the Belgian part of the North Sea alone, with probably more than 1,000 in the entire North Sea, many of them silent witnesses to the two world wars. Unti...
The ocean plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change, yet we lack detailed information on over 95% of the seafloor. This article explores planblue’s solution to accele...
Fugro has utilized its cutting-edge hydrographic technology in Australia to locate the final resting place of the Montevideo Maru, which sank in 1942 with more than 1,200 people on...
Rapid technological advancements in AI, machine learning and automation urge the offshore industry to keep up to date with innovations and use them to make data acquisition and dat...
This article presents a novel methodological approach to understand and assess the suitability of airborne Lidar bathymetry for the automatic classification and mapping of the...
Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are increasingly being used for the mapping and management of shallow-water environments such as lagoons, rivers and estuaries, due to their econom...
The acquisition of bathymetric and sidescan data is essential for the Swiss energy company Axpo to maintain its hydropower infrastructure, especially as debris that glaciers dump i...
Shipwrecks are an integral part of our underwater landscape. According to UNESCO, there are three million wrecks worldwide, and these create various marine spatial planning challen...
Alaska’s history of devastating landslides and tsunamis creates challenges in assessing communities’ risk without water depth data at the base of unstable slopes. To ad...
As the world’s reliance on offshore energy sources grows, the use of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) emerges as a promising solution for safeguarding vulnerable offshore pla...
In many places around the world, data clearly shows a rise in sea level. In low-lying coastal areas, even small increases when coupled with high tides and storm surges can have dev...
Amid new climate policies, the global energy transition is in full swing. This is leading companies and organizations to take a variety of measures to make their business operation...
As part of a Catalan government project to improve the management of its marine environment, ICGC cooperated with Field to use airborne Lidar bathymetry (ALB) to survey the Catalan...
