Hydrographic Survey – Page 46
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Seebyte claims world record
Offshore survey software specialists SeeByte have completed inspection of an uninterrupted 10km length of subsea oil pipeline off the Orkney coast, claiming a new world distance record for tracking of a two man portable AUV.
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NewsHydroacoustic suite for new research vessel
Kongsberg Maritime will supply an extensive suite of hydroacoustic research and positioning equipment for a sophisticated new 71.3m research vessel, the Medusa Project, which will be built for the Chilean Navy by ASMAR starting shortly.
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NewsSubsea 7 expands fleet
Subsea 7 of Aberdeen has launched the fourth of a series of seven new vessels costing a total of $200m. Seven Seas was designed and built by Merwede Shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Holland, and is capable of operating over depths down to 3,000m.
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C-Nav extends GNSS positioning service
US satellite positioning specialist C-Nav, recently retained by the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi to provide its Globally Corrected GPS (GcGPS) service on long term contract to users in the Arabian Gulf and India, has extended its capability with introduction of a secondary independent high accuracy format, ...
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NewsSeawork Supports Hydro8
The recent Seawork International 2008 exhibition joined Ocean Business 2009, International Ocean Systems and Ocean Scientific Instruments (OSIL) as an official supporter of Hydro8, the 16th European Hydrographic Symposium which is being held in Europe' s present Capital of Culture, Liverpool, from 4 to 6 November.
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Newsimaging for small subsea vehicles
Subsea visualisation specialist SRD has introduced Eclipse, a new sonar imaging system with 3-dimensional measurement capability.
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NewsUKHO launches new vector chart service
The UK Hydrographic Office has launched its new Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) which, it says, will provide an integrated global set of electronic navigational charts designed for the 21st century mariner.
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NewsReson extends multibeam range
Reson has extended its SeaBat series of multibeam sounders with the introduction of a small, lightweight model for mounting on underwater vehicles or boats of opportunity, the SeaBat 7101.
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Fugro orders new vessel
Dutch survey conglomerate Fugro has commissioned Fr. Fassmer of Berne-Motzen near Bremen in north Germany to design and construct a new 65m geophysical survey vessel, Fugro Searcher.
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Sonardyne acquires Waterfront Systems
Subsea equipment specialists Sonardyne have acquired Wavefront Systems Ltd of Sherborne, Dorset, a design company similarly specialising in sonar and underwater technology on behalf of commercial and military clients.
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NewsItalian Job for Veripos
GNSS positioning specialists Veripos of Aberdeen have been awarded a further three year contract by Naples based GeoLab, one of continental Europe' s leading offshore survey and construction support organisations.
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Free ENC Software from SevenCs
SevenCs of Hamburg has announced that its widely adopted ENC digitising software, ENC Designer, is now available as freeware.
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Coastal & Ports Surveying Conference
The latest UK coastal and port hydrography developments as well as the effects of the new Marine Bill due to become law by the end of this year are to be the subject of a one day conference on 12 June as part of this year' s Seawork exhibition in ...
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NewsNew Survey Boat for Jan de Nul
Belgian dredging and marine engineering company Jan de Nul has taken delivery of ' DN 75' ,a new purpose built fast survey vessel currently in transit to Dubai, where it will be used to support a number of island construction projects.
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Joint AUV Development
Two Scottish companies, SeeByte and Subsea 7, are to collaborate in development of a new generation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for the offshore oil and gas industries.
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SEA to develop survey sonar for TOBI
SEA in Somerset, which specialises in seabed classification and other underwater systems, has been chosen to develop a deep ocean low frequency swath survey sonar for the UK National Oceanography Centre' s Towed Ocean Bottom Instrument (TOBI).
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IMCA Guidelines for Graduate Surveyors
Concerned that graduates from survey courses recruited into the offshore industry do not necessarily have the requisite levels of knowledge to begin a successful career, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published a set of guidelines aimed at assisting colleges and universities in focusing on customer requirements when revising ...
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ECDIS transition guide from The Nautical Institute
A paper on the transition from navigating with paper charts to navigating with ECDIS, which was presented at a recent meeting of the IMO''s Sub-Committee on Standards of Training & Watchkeeping (STW), has now been published for general availability by the Nautical Institute in London.
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NewsDutch Dredging Upgrades Survey System
Dutch Dredging, based at Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, has awarded Reson Rotterdam a contract to upgrade their existing Guidance and Monitoring Systems (GMS) on board the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone) to that of PDS2000 Hopper.
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NewsAntarctic Surveys Locate Sunken Cruiseship
The British Royal Navy' s ice patrol ship, HMS Endurance, has successfully located the wreck of the 2,000 gt cruise liner, Explorer, which sank in Antarctic waters last November amidst worldwide publicity after apparently hitting an icecap.
