Saildrone announced the launch of its first aluminium Surveyor unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from the Austal USA production line in Mobile, Alabama. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti was...

Kongsberg Discovery commemorates 30 years of inertial navigation excellence with the launch of Seapath 385. Unveiled at Oceanology International in London, this innovative system integrates new hardware and advanced navigation...

Lidar, short for Light Detection and Ranging surveying, represents a sophisticated measuring system leveraging the power of light. Widely recognized for its versatility, Lidar is extensively applied in diverse fields...

Teledyne Geospatial has announced that Tetra Tech, a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, recently acquired a Teledyne Optech CZMIL SuperNova Topobathymetric Lidar system. Tetra Tech has successfully...

Kongsberg Discovery, a leading player in oceanographic instrumentation, has introduced a new product innovation to the ADCP market, blending “flexibility, simplicity and high-resolution performance.” Unveiled at Oceanology International, the CP333...

Biosonics’ Visual Habitat DT-X is a software product for the rapid assessment and mapping of aquatic habitat features. With Visual Habitat software, users can present information in a clear and...

The establishment of multi-beam echo sounders (MBES) as a mainstream tool in ocean mapping has revolutionised approaches towards nautical charting, seafloor geotechnical/geological surveys and benthic habitat mapping. The resolution of...

Two decades ago as CO of a survey ship, I interpreted the SSS-registrations (still on wet paper) twice. Once was for nautical charting purposes and the second, in my own...

In the quest to unravel the mysteries beneath our planet’s water bodies, topobathymetric technologies emerge as a beacon of innovation. Among them, Lidar (light detection and ranging) and sonar sensors...

Autonomous vessel experts and artificial intelligence (AI) pioneers behind the first full-size unmanned research vessel to conduct scientific experiments while autonomously navigating the Atlantic Ocean have announced their plans to...