Digital Video Proceedings UKHO Launches Admiralty Coastal Surveys

01 Apr 2004

A new Anglo-Swedish joint venture 'which will help shape the future of tomorrow's survey technology', Admiralty Coastal Surveys , was officially launched by the UKHydrographic Office at last month's Oceanology International event in London. Together with Airborne Hydrography AB and Topeye AB of Sweden, the UKHO plans to develop an airborne laser bathymetry and topographic service based on Hawk Eye 2 , a LIDAR system providing high quality and definition in clear waters at depths down to 30m. 

QinetiQ Sonar Development

01 Apr 2004

QinetiQ has announced the world's first commercially available towed synthetic aperture sonar with integrated interferometric profiler, GeoSAS , which is to be marketed by GeoAcoustics (UK) of Great Yarmouth. 

New VT TSS Systems

01 Apr 2004

Unveiled at OI 2004 were two new developments from VT TSS of Watford. The first, Marinus , is an attitude and heading reference system providing exceptional accuracy in extreme conditions for multibeam operations. Extending the company's existing range of motion sensors, it is claimed to provide heading, heave, roll and pitch correction data in sea dynamics otherwise beyond the capability of competing systems. 

Digital Video Proceedings

01 Apr 2004

Proceedings of its UK Branch Scottish Region's recent seminar on Digital Video for Offshore Survey & Inspection , held in association with the Society for Underwater Technology , are now available on CD for £15 from TheHydrographic Society . 

Marine Electronics Orders

01 Apr 2004

Guernsey-based Marine Electronics reports Chinese and US orders for new titanium and aluminium versions of its Dolphin 6201 Obstacle Avoidance Sonar designed for navigation and pilotage of AUV's and ROV'S.