Kongsberg Discovery commemorates 30 years of inertial navigation excellence with the launch of Seapath 385. Unveiled at Oceanology International in London, this innovative system integrates new hardware and advanced navigation...

IHO standard S-44 is often used (or misused) to specify the quality of a hydrographic survey. While it is a useful tool, it is easy to misinterpret. One ‘misuse’ is...

CHC Navigation (CHCNAV), a leading manufacturer of uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) technology, has introduced the Apache 3 Pro – an advanced compact hydrographic drone engineered for autonomous bathymetric surveys in...

On 24 January 2023, the European Union declared the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) operational for testing, and it is scheduled to become fully operational in 2024. This free signal adds...

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)....