Several surveys were carried out on board the R/V <i>Hespérides</i> in the north Spanish Atlantic Sea in order to obtain detailed hydrographical and geological information on the Prestige wreck area...

The Island of Bonaire in the Southwest Caribbean, a Marine Protected Area since 1979, has one of the most pristine coral reefs in the region. The last synoptic survey of...

HYPACK, A Xylem Brand has been developing HYPACK®, HYSWEEP®, and DREDGEPACK® software solutions since 1984. With over 30 years’ experience, and over 10,000 users, HYPACK is a leading provider of...

Traditionally the hydrographer, interested primarily in measuring the precise depth for charting purposes, suppressed acoustic ‘noise’ in the water column; now we realise what the ‘noise’ can tell us. Technology...

A very successful workshop on seabed classification using acoustics was held at the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS) in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, from 16th to 17th February 2004. Sponsors...

The 45th Ocean Mapping Gropup Multi-beam Course will be organised from 26th November to 1rst December 2007, in Cairns (Australia). This will be the only course in the Asia-Pacific region,...

A breakthrough in signal conditioning has lead to significant improvements in single-beam and swath classification. With modern computers, this allows cost-effective bottom classification across multiple sonar platforms. The common dataset...

The Aquatec Group will be taking part in the inaugural Ocean Business technology training and procurement forum set for 27 – 29 March 2007 at the National Oceanography Centre in...

Seabed mapping in the near-shore marine environment is as vital as it is difficult. The Geological Survey of Ireland therefore turned to airborne remote sensing to perform bathymetric mapping of...

In July 2007, a hydrographic survey team from Duck (NC, USA) mapped 6.7 square miles of the Currituck Sound in water depths of less than 3m. The aim was to...