GIB Portable Tracking Systems
Why has a new positioning system been designed? What are the requirements? What are the drawbacks of traditional solutions? Why are a new concept and system architecture necessary? What applications...
Why has a new positioning system been designed? What are the requirements? What are the drawbacks of traditional solutions? Why are a new concept and system architecture necessary? What applications...
L-3 Klein has launched a CHIRP Sub Bottom Profiler (SBP) attachment for the 3000 Model Side-scan Sonar. The older SBP was a single transducer 3.5kHz "pinger" and delivered satisfactory performance...
Detailed marine geophysical surveys are considered a key element in the process of development and construction of new offshore ports and load-out facilities. Specifically, seismic data constitute an essential part...
An innovative device which could significantly reduce the number of harbour porpoises and other cetaceans caught in fishing nets has won the UK prize in the International Smart Gear Competition,...
Applied Acoustic Engineering launched its latest USBL tracking system at Ocean Business in Southampton (UK). The new system, Easytrak Nexus, determines the position of a dynamic subsea target through the...
By Camille Béchaz, ACSA and François Boucquaert, Fugro-Topnav, France Fugro evaluated the accuracy of the GPS Intelligent Buoy (GIB-Lite) system for its possible use in shallow-water offshore underwater positioning applications....
Applied Acoustics' Field Engineer Mark Eccleston is recently back from Korea where he lead a training course covering all operational aspects of the new Easytrak Nexus, the latest USBL tracking...
Our July/August issue carried a news feature in the direct aftermath of the Air France Flight AF 447 crash. It seems this article was highly appreciated and, given the many...
Air France flight 447, a scheduled passenger service from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Paris (France), went missing on 1 June 2009 over the Atlantic Ocean with 228 people onboard....
Restricted operating life, limited range and bearing ambiguity in deep water are the known limitations of current locator beacons mounted on aircraft. These problems raise important questions: what is the...
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