Sea (Group) Ltd has launched an upgraded high-resolution bathymetric and sidescan sonar system at OTC Houston. Based on the company's established SWATHplus range of bathymetric and sidescan sonars, Sea has...

CARIS has announced a workshop series called Ping to Chart World Tour 2006. This World Tour will be a unique series of five-day hands-on CARIS software training workshops that cover...

Brest’s urban community council, Brest métropole océane, is organising the 5th Sea Tech Week from 16 to 19 October, 2006, bringing together scientists and professionals from the maritime technology sector....

The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) has signed a 2-year US$675 000 contract with MDA's Geospatial Services for the continued supply of RADARSAT-1 data in near-real time. This is the 8th...

Integral components of a swathe bathymetry system are the motion and heading sensors. The current trend is to offer a system that combines both components in one package, either as...

Mike Robinson (42) has been appointed Chief Executive of the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) from 19 July. The UKHO is the organisation behind the globally-renowned Admiralty Brand which provides navigational...

C&C Geomar completed a large multichannel high-resolution seismic survey for Pemex Exploration Y Production. The survey, located in the southern portion of the Gulf of Mexico, utilized surface navigation, multibeam...

Ixsea launched Delph Mag Locator, a real-time magnetic filtering and mapping tool. Delph Mag Locator is the natural complement to the Magis sensor, the high-speed, high-resolution marine magnetometer, for industrial...

Secret codes used by Galileo have been cracked by American scientists. This has potentially devastating consequences for the European Union which wants to charge high-tech firms ‘licence fees’ to access...

Since the 1970s, the International Bathymetric Charts (IBCs) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission have offered a framework for compiling soundings with a view to producing detailed maps of sea floor...