Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are increasingly being used for the mapping and management of shallow-water environments such as lagoons, rivers and estuaries, due to their economic and ecological benefits. The...

Rough conditions at sea can result in lost cargo, man overboard or even the sinking of vessels. The Netherlands Coastguard, supported by the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), the...

SBG Systems is a leading supplier of compact, high-performance & cost-effective inertial motion sensing solutions. Our Motion Sensors and Inertial Navigation Systems are ideal for hydrographic applications, ship motion monitoring,...

Taking into account the increasing demand for autonomy in hydrography, this article examines the development of an innovative, small-sized subsea sensor fusion solution. This groundbreaking solution has the potential to...

Topodrone, a Swiss-based designer and manufacturer of high-precision Lidar equipment for installation on drones, vehicles and backpacks, has launched Aquamapper, a UAV-based solution for bathymetric surveying and marine construction. The...

To understand coastal change and anticipate what our future coast will look like, scientists carry out regular field surveys in the form of beach profiles and digital elevation models (DEMs)....

Marine unmanned survey vessels (USVs) such as the Apache benefit various bathymetric survey operations by eliminating the need for human supervision. This enhances both productivity and overall safety.   Bathymetry includes...

In this issue of Hydro International, we highlight recent developments in positioning and navigation systems In this issue of Hydro International, we highlight recent developments in positioning and navigation systems, and investigate how new solutions are set to bridge the gap between RTK and PPP....

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, has launched two new GNSS products for marine applications: AsteRx-U3 Marine and AsteRx-m3 Fg. Both products offer accurate positioning near and offshore...

It is almost impossible these days to imagine geoinformation without GNSS, and most geodetic services have switched to GNSS to maintain their geodetic reference network rather than using traditional optical...