New UK Hydrographer

01 Oct 2006

Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff has been appointed UK National Hydrographer as well as as Deputy Chief Executive of the Hydrographic Office in Taunton.  Reporting to Mike Robinson,  new Chief Executive of the UKHO, he will be responsible for the organisation’s key role within the world hydrographic community while also overseeing the Government’s own responsibilities for the Maritime & Coastguard Agency under the UN Convention of Safety of Life at Sea.  

Spain Extends Multibeam Capabilities

01 Oct 2006

Kongsberg Maritime of Norway has been awarded a contract by the Spanish Hydrographic Institute of the Navy (IHM) for installation of a new EM 302 multibeam sounder aboard its survey launch, H/V Malaspina.  Due for commissioning early next year, the system will form a key part of an existing integrated Kongsberg survey package aboard the vessel which, along with a sister launch, has been completing major hydrographic operations in the majority of Spanish harbours.  

Marimatech Boosts sounder Memory

01 Oct 2006

Danish survey and positioning systems specialist Marimatech has increased the data capacity of its widely used E-Sea Sound MP 35 series of dual channel echosounders with the addition of up to 8 GB storage via flash memory.  

2006 Hydrographic Symposium

01 Oct 2006

Kris Peeters, Flemish Minister of Public Works, Energy, Environment & Nature, will formally open the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 15th Biennial International Hydrographic Symposium in Antwerp, on Monday 6 November.  

Marine Measurement Forum

01 Sep 2006

Hosted by environmental systems specialists, Ocean Scientific Instrumentation Ltd  (OSIL), the 39th UK Marine Measurement Forum will be held in Haslemere on 22 November.  As usual, it provides opportunities for informal exchanges of ideas between scientists, surveyors, engineers, dredging contractors, port authorities, manufacturers and business organisations on a wide range of contemporary measurement issues.  

Marina Surveyors Stick to RIBs

01 Oct 2006

C & S Survey Solutions has successfully coupled the Ohmex range of echo sounders to the 1200 Series GPS System, and their existing range of robotic EDM's. The company has been equipped with Leica GPS and traditional surveying equipment for several years. It approached to complete surveys that would include the onsite bathymetric information in conjunction with the topographic data.