The Surinamese coast changes constantly. Mangrove tree roots retain sediment, causing the coast to rise along with sea levels, thus providing protection against flooding. However, the supply of sediment is...

NEOM has announced extensive findings from a joint mission with the non-profit ocean exploration organization OceanX, following the most adventurous assessment of the northern Red Sea to date. The six-week...

GPASEABOTS, a GPAINNOVA Group company located in Barcelona (Spain) and specializing in marine robotics and solutions for maritime and inland water operations, has recently developed a USV based on the...

Bluesky International will use aircraft-mounted Lidar sensors to create a highly detailed 3D map of the whole of the Northern Ireland coastline. The Bluesky data will form part of the...

Fugro has won a contract to capture bathymetric Lidar of Northern Ireland’s coastline as part of a project from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to create...

High-resolution bathymetric surveys support aquaculture research and increase navigational safety. In a case study, Tim Webster reports how this is done at Cape John Peninsula in Canada. In a second...

With their web-based data management system DSHIP, the German-based company Werum Software & Systems supports maritime research on board research vessels. As can be seen on the Instagram profile of...

Considered paradise by the legions of tourists who visit each year, the Caribbean islands are developing states that struggle to maintain a delicate balance between economic expansion and environmental preservation. Hydrographic mapping, a critical element in achieving this equilibrium, has been a service provided inconsistently by the developed nations upon which many of the islands are still dependent. Affordable new geospatial technologies, however, offer Caribbean islands the opportunity to reduce their traditional reliance and assume greater control over their economies and natural resources. Considered paradise by the legions of tourists who visit each year, the Caribbean islands are developing states that struggle to maintain a delicate balance between economic expansion and environmental preservation....

The Woolpert-GDS Joint Venture (JV) has been contracted to acquire topographic and bathymetric lidar data of the Caribbean island Saint Lucia’s entire landmass and coastal zone. The contract was signed...

A global project to prevent and reduce marine plastic litter from shipping and fisheries has been launched last month by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization...