IXSEA has sponsored the award winning Ampelmann project. In this project are a number of other leading worldwide companies working together, like Shell WindEnergy, Econcern, Smit and the Delft University...

Although not fitting into the traditional biennial series of well-known HYDRO Conferences and Exhibitions, the year 2003 will nevertheless see a 'Hydro 2003' Hydrographic Conference and Exhibition. This time it...

Development of a vertical surface separation model will allow easier assimilation of land and maritime data sources, resulting in seamless vertical data. The future possibilities of having data that can...

SeaRobotics Corporation was formed in 1999 to commercialise technology developed by the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). After working with Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology and developing numerous...

A jigsaw puzzle of lithospheric plates comprises the outer shell of the earth. Oceanic plates, formed by ascending magma at mid-ocean ridges and transported towards the continents by internal convective...

The hydrographic community has tumbled headlong into a data boom. Hundreds of single-beam soundings are now replaced by millions of high-resolution multi-beam swath soundings. This boom is not free from...

Ocean Data Equipment Corporation (ODEC) of Providence, Rhode Island USA, has over 30 years experience in the design, manufacturing, and technical support of high quality, precision echo sounding and acoustic...

The Hydrographic Institute of Portugal (HIP) has been executing hydrographic surveys at the port of Sines since 1973 as part of successive contracts signed with the Port of Sines Authority....

In April 2004 an unusual vessel, the Afon Dyfwydwy made its first transit down the River Dee carrying the wings for the new Airbus A380. This was the culmination of...

In 1989 the Oceanographer of the Navy approved the construction of a new class of multimission oceanographic survey ship for the Naval Oceanographic Office, the T-AGS 60 class. The initial...