Jim Gardiner is a Research Scientist at Valeport Ltd.  He holds an MSc Applied Marine Science and a BSc (Hons) in Ocean Science – both from Plymouth University – and...

In the last decade, there has been a steady march towards the automation of hydrographic data collection. Jim Gardiner, a research scientist at Valeport, views the technical and commercial challenges in hydrographic operations. In the last decade, there has been a steady march towards the automation of hydrographic data collection. Jim Gardiner, a research scientist at Valeport, views the technical and commercial challenges...

In our new yearly Business Guide, we focus on innovations in 2020 and developments in the hydrographic and oceanographic arena. One of the other topics is the accelerating rise of sea...

Valeport, a UK-based manufacturer of oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation, has upgraded its SWiFT SVP. This sound speed profiler now provides enhanced versatility and deployment. An improved depth rating and increased pressure accuracy will become...

MacArtney France has delivered a portable Multi-Beam Echo Sounder Hydrographic System, designed for small vessels, to the French government organization, Collectivité de Corse, in Corsica, France. This bathymetric system will...

Swathe Services has announced a bespoke custom Peli-case product which has been designed to fit the surface components of an R2Sonic Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder (MBES) SIM box and Inertial Navigation System....

Swathe Services has announced that an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), designed and built by Unmanned Survey Solutions in Hayle, Cornwall, has been purchased by Trondheim University for research studies in...

The primary role of the Survey Engineer will be to provide technical support on all survey equipment and software owned and sold to customers by the company.  The position is...

MacArtney Germany has effected the supply, installation and setting-to-work of several multibeam echosounder systems as well as navigation equipment for hydrographic survey applications. The turnkey, customer-specific concept includes installation and training...

A project to create 3D models of submerged pile dwellings dating from thousands of years ago in Austrian lakes has resulted in the acquisition by the University of Vienna of a multibeam solution...