Saildrone recently announced that it has received the world’s first marine classification for a commercial uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) – the Saildrone Voyager – from the American Bureau of Shipping...

The Ocean Race is spearheading an Antarctic science mission to gather crucial ocean health data in the rarely explored southern fringes of the planet. The initiative aims to address the...

Hydro 2023 took place from 7 to 9 November in the beautiful port city of Genoa in Italy. Organizers of this year’s edition of the hydrographic conference were the International...

Seafloor mapping during a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition has unveiled an underwater mountain twice as high as the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in international waters off Guatemala. The...

All over the world, surveyors are opting for UAV technologies to advance coastal mapping services. VBW Weight GmbH from Germany and RASA Surveying from the Philippines are professional service providers...

Anders Ekelund is vice president airborne bathymetric Lidar at Hexagon’s Geosystems division. In this role, he is responsible for developing competitive solutions and services for customers in the bathymetric industry....

Fugro recently introduced its next-generation coastal mapping system, the Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System (RAMMS 2.0), at the Hydro 2023 conference in Genoa, Italy. RAMMS 2.0, the world’s only airborne...

Helzel Messtechnik GmbH celebrated its 20th anniversary on 16 October 2015 together with customers, friends and family at its headquarters in Kaltenkirchen, Germany. Helzel markets the WERA system, an oceanographic...

In the realm of advanced robotic solutions and underwater data networks, EvoLogics stands out as a pioneer. Renowned for its uncrewed surface vehicle the Sonobot 5, the company has made...

Flanders, Belgium, is taking a leap forward into the next generation of bathymetric measurement technology. The economic development of the maritime industry in Flemish harbours demands new and advanced technologies...