This article is about the evolution of acoustic sounders imposed on Hydrographic Service’s new methodologies for the interpretation, handling and application of hydrographic information. Considering spatial resolution and high-density data...

CARIS has released a 64-bit version of its hydrographic processing software HIPS and SIPS. This new version HIPS and SIPS 7.1 will provide users who have access to a 64-bit...

The 51st UNB-OMB / UNH-CCOM Multibeam Sonar Training Course, co-hosted by the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation, Brazilian Navy, will be held from 23-28 November 2009 at the Hotel Orizzonte,...

MosaicHydro (Canada) has announced a 5-day Multibeam Operator Training Course offered in Sidney, BC (Canada) from 3 to 7 March 2008 at a cost of USD3200 per student. The course...

Kongsberg Maritime’s new multi-beam echo sounder, EM 3002, extends the functionality of multi-beam echo sounders to cover 3D imaging of biomass and other acoustic reflectors that might be present in...

Atlas Fansweep Coastal, the first of a new series of advanced Atlas Fansweep 30 multi-beam echosounders designed to exceed IHO standards over depths in excess of 600m, has been introduced...

NetSurvey have recently completed two contrasting projects which they claim advance multibeam technology. The first project was for Pacific Engineering Company (PECO) in Russia and involved supplying personnel, software and...

China’s Ocean Mineral Research and Development Agency (COMRA) has recently taken delivery of its R/V Da Yang for a new generation of deepwater multibeam technology SEA BEAM 3012. The upgrade...

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...

Seagrass meadows play an invaluable role as critical ecosystems that contribute significantly to marine biodiversity, carbon sequestration and coastal protection. In recent years, the importance of these underwater habitats has...