Over the last twenty years Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers have revolutionised navigation. Integrated devices are capable of providing time, position, height, direction, heave and attitude, to accuracy of a...

We all know what is the oldest profession in the world. The second oldest is probably that of land surveyor: Adam undoubtedly wanted to stake out the boundaries of paradise...

Iridium Satellite LLC said that it had more than 114,000 subscribers as of December 31, 2004, a 22.5% increase over its total number of subscribers at the end of 2003....

The Transas Group announces the launch of the fifth version of the company’s official English website and completion of works on the development of new design standards for the company’s...

The Kongsberg Maritime Class 3 DP system installed on the Saipem owned Scarabeo 5 passed its Customer Acceptance Test (CAT). Scarabeo 5 is a Semi-Submersible built by Fincantierri shipyards and...

Interactive Visualization Systems (IVS) has released its latest version of the Fledermaus software suite. New features include a significantly increased rendering speed, the support of more data file formats, improved...

This paper describes the development of a web spatial image server used for sharing huge sets of georeferenced coastal orthophotos on the web via an easy visualisation interface. Traditional cartography...

RD Instruments introduces the Explorer Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), designed to provide precision navigation and current profiling capability aboard small littoral platforms such as AUVs, gliders, expendable UUVs, inspection-class ROVs,...

ASTM International announced the formation of ASTM Committee F41 on Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Systems. This important standards initiative was driven by the co-operative efforts of the US Navy and...

The Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) is developing a large underwater apparatus to investigate new frontiers in astrophysical research. The NEutrino Mediterranean Observatory, NEMO, consists of a 3D-array...