The South African Council for Geoscience recently launched an initiative to optimize marine geophysical data collection in South African waters. The main aim of the initiative is to produce marine...

EdgeTech, one of the leading companies in high-resolution sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, has recently introduced a new combined tri-frequency sidescan sonar and high-resolution sub-bottom profiling sonar system. The...

Energy, defence and science technology company Sonardyne has launched a new, entirely portable configuration of its shallow-water Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system Micro-Ranger 2.  According to Sonardyne, everything needed to start...

Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has augmented its range of cNODE MiniS SSBL (Super Short Base Line) and LBL (Long Base Line) transponders with new models incorporating an internal,...

US-company Mitcham Industries, Inc. announced that Klein Marine Systems, a division of Mitcham, has developed a new, patent-pending technology called MA-X that is anticipated to redefine ocean imaging. Traditional side-scan...

Bibby HydroMap was commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables to undertake a geophysical and UXO survey across a UK site to ensure items which could pose a risk to construction operations were identified....

EdgeTech has released a new version of its Discover sonar software. The software coverage mapper module has advanced navigation features allowing the setup of survey lines with a left/right steering...

Norwegian survey company Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has increased its investment in technology developed by Sonardyne International Ltd, UK, allowing hydrocarbon sensing equipment to be positioned in deep water with...

Falmouth Scientific, Inc. (FSI) has reached into its well of experience and knowledge to develop the HMS-624 digital CHIRP sidescan sonar system offering dual simultaneous 100/400KHz frequency operation. The HMS-624...

During the past few years, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have established a greater presence in the hydrographic survey market and in the collection of oceanographic environmental data. These vehicles can...