In a roundup of the hydrographic industry’s latest developments in multibeam echosounding technology, this issue dives into the depths of hydrographic survey data, uncovering advanced techniques and tools that are...

The eighth Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, from 27th to 28th September 2006. Although modest in size compared, for example, to OI-London, the...

Hydrus is a micro-autonomous underwater vehicle that makes marine surveying easy and affordable. Hydrus takes the drone revolution underwater with the most advanced navigation and communication systems of any subsea...

The Slocum glider is buoyancy-driven to enable long-range and duration remote water column observation for academic, military, and commercial applications. It can be deployed and recovered from any size vessel with minimal time on station The Slocum glider is buoyancy driven to enable long range and duration remote water column observation for academic, military, and commercial applications. The Slocum Glider can be deployed and recovered...

The MS400U is a compact Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) specially designed for USVs or other unmanned platforms. It has a built-in sound velocity sensor and IMU & GNSS, which are the...

Greensea Systems, a leading provider of marine robotic software solutions, has successfully demonstrated untethered autonomy for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The company used a Defender ROV from VideoRay, equipped with...

INSTALL srl, Italy, has just been awarded an agreement for the supply of its autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) on behalf of public authorities, environmental associations and universities. The vehicle is...

This last year has seen an increase in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) sales and prospects for new sales. The lower than usual oil price may be responsible for much of...

Anschütz, a leading expert in navigation and bridge systems, is making significant strides in the development of autonomous and onboard assistance systems for ships. As part of the Clean Autonomous...

Subsea 7 has completed the design and build of the first Commercial Autonomous Inspection Vehicle (AIV), a technology which has the potential to revolutionise Life-of-Field projects. The company has an...