The problems posed by the wrecked vessel Assi Eurolink called for unique solutions that have set a new benchmark in the way that similar wrecks are made safe. On 25th...

Marine meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data is required at all levels (e.g. planning and operations) of the Meteorological Department, the Naval Department, Ports or Harbours and the Oil and Gas...

An USBL underwater positioning system is the ideal solution for dam survey by ROV, providing easy and fast set-up and accurate 3D measurement for traceability, but not all USBL systems...

Drifting echo-sounding buoys will soon provide bathymetric control in inaccessible areas of the oceans. The SSPARR (Seafloor Soundings in Polar and Remote Regions) buoy project holds great promise for providing...

Applanix presents in its booth (C1-1537) Position and Orientation Systems (POS) for airborne, land, and marine surveying. Applanix will also introduce visitors to the latest POSTrack Flight Management System technology...

Long baseline (LBL) positioning has many applications both commercially and in research, from surveying a ship hull to positioning offshore platforms in deeper waters. The technique consistently provides accuracies in...

Ixsea and Thales launch their shared product Starins, a range which combines Military GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), in Paris. This range includes Starins 120, Starins 200 and Starins...

Fugro Survey Pte Ltd. of Singapore has placed an order with Sonardyne International Ltd for ten of the company’s top-of-the-range Scout Pro USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning systems. The systems...

Imagenex Technology Corp, headquartered in Port Coquitlam, just outside Vancouver, specialises in advanced acoustic underwater sensors in combination with graphic visualisation tools. The Canadian firm endeavours to apply a unique...

Despite its great practical importance, we still have much to learn about the transport of sand grains in the coastal environment. This mainly due to the complexity of sand transportation...