Teledyne TSS is launching the fibre-optic marine gyrocompass Saturn. This is an entirely new product, expected to find a receptive market wherever a dependable heading reference is needed. It is...

iXBlue, France, is unveiling the fifth-generation OCTANS gyrocompass and motion sensor (attitude and heading reference system, AHRS) and brings in new and enhanced features, including IMO/IMO-HSC certification and inertial navigation...

The Ekinox Series (surface and subsea sensors) by SBG Systems (France) is supported by Hypack and QPS hydrographic software. The Ellipse Series of miniature inertial sensors is supported too as...

A new version of Eye4Software’s professional hydrographic survey package, Hydromagic version 7.0, has been released to the public. New in version 7.0 are more features for dredging companies. It is...

My earlier articles on the alignment of motion reference units (MRU) with the ships reference frame (SRF) did not cover the calibration of GNSS augmented heading systems. Although the alignment...

NovAtel, Canada, has recently added the IMU-ISA-100C as an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) option to its SPAN GNSS+INS line of positioning products. The IMU-ISA-100C is a near navigation grade IMU...

A MERMAC R40 RA winch from MacArtney, Denmark, was delivered to the Hunan University of Science and Technology (Xiangtan, China). The order was realised in close cooperation with SeaTech China...

UK-based Planet Ocean has been appointed as UK and Ireland distributor for the Canadian Deep Trekker range of remotely operated vehicles. The design of DTG2 is difficult to compare with...

Kongsberg Maritime, Norway, has expanded its acoustic positioning product portfolio, with the launch of μPAP, a compact and portable acoustic positioning system for operation from a surface vessel to track...

Here we present the winning project of an industry-supported student research campaign, initiated in 2013 by Innomar Technologie GmbH, Germany. More than 25 European scientific institutions participated with research proposals...