Various attempts have recently been made to expand the scope of research in the maritime field through the convergence of cutting-edge technologies. One example is the remote classification and prediction...

In a collaboration between NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), AUV manufacturer RTsys and subsea imaging technology manufacturer Arctic Rays, the NemoSens SwordFish has been designed to revolutionize...

Seafloor mapping during a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition has unveiled an underwater mountain twice as high as the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in international waters off Guatemala. The...

In this article, we examine the evolving landscape of bathymetry with insights from Anders Ekelund, vice president of airborne bathymetric Lidar at Hexagon Geosystems. Beyond mapping seagrass, Ekelund unveils Lidar’s...

Fugro recently introduced its next-generation coastal mapping system, the Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System (RAMMS 2.0), at the Hydro 2023 conference in Genoa, Italy. RAMMS 2.0, the world’s only airborne...

Larry Mayer is a professor and director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire. His research deals with sonar imaging and remote characterization...

Martin Jakobsson is professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics at Stockholm University. His research interests include the marine cryosphere, with a current focus on northern Greenland, glacial landforms and seafloor...

An understanding of the interplay between glaciers and the ocean is needed to improve sea-level rise projections. Seafloor mapping is critical in this pursuit, particularly where the ice sheets of...

As part of the Research Council of Norway-funded DeepRift project led by Rob Gawthorpe at the Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen (UiB), an international group of scientists is...

Divers can face difficult and dangerous conditions when performing essential underwater inspection, search and maintenance. Now, a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from Switzerland’s Tethys Robotics is providing a much...