Applanix has incorporated MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology into its line of Position and Orientation System products. The state-of-the-art, low-noise, micro-machined quartz components are compact, durable and designed for use in...

Innovation4C has presented Wavemapper, a heave sensor designed for single beam echosounders based on technology pioneered in space. Two years of development resulted in this sensor with space based algorithms....

Integrated Navigation WorkshopOn Friday 15th December 2006 the Netherlands Institute of Navigation (NIN), Geo-Info Nederland (GIN) and the Hydrographic Society Benelux branch (HSB) held a workshop on integrated navigation, with...

The MTi-G is a MEMS IMU with integrated GPS. It contains an internal ultra low-power Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) processor running a real-time Xsens Kalman filter. Key benefit...

Hydro International Interviews Gary Chisholm, Trimble, Paul Cross, UCL, Owen Goodman, Fugro and Peter Grognard, Septentrio<br /> <br /> When Hydro International interviewed a group of experts on developments in...

When Oi08 opens at the ExCeL centre in London’s Docklands on 11 March, the exhibition and its accompanying conference will focus on the three important issues that have begun to...

Xsens Technologies has released new software to further improve user experience. The software and firmware contains predefined settings for optimised orientation output in several specific application areas. Applications relying on...

The new VideoRay PRO 4 ROV is the latest model in the top of the line Professional series and offers a deeper depth rating, hydrodynamic improvements, brushless thrusters and much...

When accelerometer-based heave units were developed, there were limited options for verifying their performance at sea with a recognised standard. With real-time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) devices, surveyors...

The 14 Regional Hydrographic Commissions (RHCs) and the Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica are important elements in the continuous review, co-ordination and delivery of official hydrographic and nautical charting services across...