For attaining high-resolution echo-prints, echosounding equipment must fulfil certain requirements regarding directivity, pulse length and other properties possible to achieve using non-linear acoustics. One important problem in sediment acoustics is...

Marine meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data is required at all levels (e.g. planning and operations) of the Meteorological Department, the Naval Department, Ports or Harbours and the Oil and Gas...

Port Hercule in the Principality of Monaco has been extended, in 2002, with a floating breakwater and a counter-jetty which have considerably augmented the reception capabilities of it. The vocation...

The EU Transport Council decision on 26 March marked a major milestone for Galileo. Though a great relief for all actors involved, in essence, this decision only set the beginning...

During the last decade, maritime DGPS stations have been installed by most of the developed countries, providing high-quality, free service to all users. Portugal has recently joined this service, with...

Remaining parts of the famous 16th century ship the Mary Rose have been recovered in Portsmouth Harbour entrance using standard offshore equipment. The use of acoustic navigation enabled both divers...

Thales GeoSolutions Group employs more than 2,000 people throughout its global network of operating companies providing a complete range of offshore survey services. With a distinguished pedigree of expertise and...

IJmuiden (The Netherlands) is sometimes called "the gateway to Amsterdam". IJmuiden also accommodates a large fishing harbour and the Corus steel factory. Due to tidal currents and the shape of...

This article describes the installation of a hardware and software system for bathymetric surveys in the maritime part of the Congo River. The ‘Regie des Voies Maritimes’ (RVM) is a...

Sonavision Limited has supplied a second RoxAnn Groundmaster seabed classification system to the State of Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, DNREC: Division of Soil and Water, doubling its survey capabilities...