Hydrographic Survey – Page 12

  • Sea conditions were extremely difficult during the landings and resulted in a significant loss of military assets
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    Hydrographic survey commemorates 70th anniversary of D-Day

    2016-11-10T09:36:00Z

    A team of international scientists has surveyed the Normandy coast to reveal how the greatest naval invasion in history unfolded. Utilising the latest technologies and the world’s most advanced software, the team surveyed 511 km2 of sea floor, producing an enormous 11TB of data.

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    Dutch team-up for unexploded ordnance services

    2016-10-25T12:00:00Z

    Two Dutch organisations, subsea specialists N-Sea and unexploded ordnance experts Bodac, are to jointly market their marine UXO survey, identification and removal resources for projects across Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

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    Chinese research order for Sonardyne

    2016-10-25T11:57:00Z

    The Polar Research Institute of China in Shanghai has commissioned Sonardyne underwater acoustic positioning technology for its new 122.5-metre Finnish-designed 14,300gt research vessel.

  • Typical components for one of Teledyne Reson’s new T series of Seabat multibeam sonars designed for operation on small survey platforms and larger vessels
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    Reson extends SeaBat sonar range

    2016-10-25T11:52:00Z

    Teledyne Reson has extended its SeaBat range of multibeam sonar systems with introduction of four new models which the Danish company says can be readily scaled to match the needs of smaller survey platforms and those of larger vessels.

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    Record level of Gardline cable route surveys

    2016-10-25T11:46:00Z

    Great Yarmouth, UK-based Gardline Marine Sciences, which specialises in worldwide hydrographic, geophysical, environmental, oceanographic and geotechnical surveys, reports that it has so far surveyed in excess of 25,000km of cable routes during this year alone.

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    New Hydrographer of Norway

    2016-10-25T11:43:00Z

    Birte Noer Borrevik has been appointed Director of the Norwegian Mapping Authority’s Hydrographic Service which is based in Stavanger with a staff of 145 specialist personnel.

  • Artist impression of 'RRS Sir David Attenborough', the UK’s largest and most advanced multi-disciplinary  research vessel being built by Cammell Laird
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    Advanced survey payload for new NERC research vessel

    2016-10-25T11:36:00Z

    ‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’, the new £140m polar research vessel under construction by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, UK for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), is to be equipped with a composite range of advanced survey and mapping equipment by Kongsberg Maritime of Norway.

  • ASV’s C-Worker 5 AUV which can operate for five days’ endurance at survey speeds of up to seven knots
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    ASV heads for Brazil

    2016-09-27T12:55:00Z

    ASV Global, manufacturers of unmanned and autonomous surface vehicle systems (AUVs) with bases in Portchester, UK and Louisiana in the US, has established a Brazilian subsidiary in Rio de Janeiro, ASV Global do Brasil Ltda.

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    CARIS HPD upgrade

    2016-09-27T12:39:00Z

    Geospatial software specialist Teledyne CARIS has announced release of its latest Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) 3.2. As part of the Canadian company’s widely-adopted Ping-to-Chart facility, it offers an integrated suite of products for managing data in a seamless database, enabling simultaneous data compilation by multiple users.

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    CGG African venture

    2016-09-27T12:35:00Z

    CGG, the French geophysical services organisation operating worldwide with 7,000 employees, has signed an agreement with GNPC Operating Services Company (GOSCO), a leading Ghanaian offshore services concern, to establish GOSCO Geoscience Ltd (GGSL), a joint venture enterprise for conducting high-end 2D, 3D and 4D seismic operations in the territorial waters ...

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    NOC Bathymetric Workshop

    2016-09-27T12:32:00Z

    A Tuesday workshop on bathymetric surveying will be a key part of the UK National Oceanographic Centre’s Marine Autonomy and Technology (MAT) Showcase event in Southampton from 14-18 November featuring world-leading platform and sensor developments together with opportunities for collaborative ventures.

  • Valeport’s new rapidCDT profiler designed to deliver optimum quality CTD casts at rapid drop rates
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    New profiler development

    2016-09-27T12:29:00Z

    Instrumentation specialist Valeport in Totnes, UK has launched rapidCTD, a new profiler using automated wireless Bluetooth data transfer to deliver high-quality CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth) casts from underway profiling. The company says it will eliminate survey downtime normally associated with profile gathering.

  • 'Fugro Equator'- one of the vessels used in the search (Photo: Fugro 2016)
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    MH370 sonar data to be released

    2016-09-27T12:16:00Z

    All sonar data gathered in the course of the 120,000 square kilometre search in the Southern Indian Ocean for the missing MH370 aircraft is to be publicly released by the Australian Transport Safey Bureau (ATSB) in December, according to Federal Transport & Infrastructure Minister, Darren Chester.

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    IHO name changes

    2016-09-27T12:08:00Z

    The International Hydrographic Bureau, the executive agency for the Monaco-based inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) representing the interests of 85 member states, is to be henceforth known as the IHO Secretariat, effective 8 November.

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    Hydro 2016

    2016-08-24T12:04:00Z

    Over 350 world delegates are expected at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 24th symposium and exhibition in Rostock-Warnemunde from 8-10 November.

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    Bibby HydroMap completes Western Isles surveys

    2016-08-24T12:00:00Z

    UK-headquartered Bibby HydroMap has completed major geophysical, geotechnical, benthic and land survey operations along the route from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Lewis on behalf of SHE Transmission.

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    Next Geosolutions Naples port contract

    2016-08-24T11:57:00Z

    Next Geosolutions, the independent Anglo-Italian geoscience and engineering service supplier, has been awarded a €1.25m mapping and surveying contract as part of an archaeological sites mapping project being carried out by Naples Port, one of Italy’s largest seaports handling more than 64,000 ships per year.

  • UK national hydrographer Rear-Admiral Tim Lowe with Dr Parry Oei, Chief Hydrographer
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    UKHO award for Singapore hydrographer

    2016-08-24T11:45:00Z

    Dr Parry Oei, Chief Hydrographer and Director of Port Services of the Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) who is also Chairman of the International Hydrographic Organization’s Inter-Regional Coordination Committee, is this year’s recipient of the UK Hydrographic Office’s annual Alexander Dalrymple Award for outstanding contributions to world hydrography.

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    Anglo-Norwegian UK seismic campaign

    2016-07-28T07:48:00Z

    PGS of Norway and WesternGeco of the UK have been awarded joint contracts by the governmental Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) to acquire seismic survey data from the East Shetland Platform and South West Britain respectively as part of a £20m programme aimed at investigating under-explored areas of the UK ...

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    World’s largest seep-hunting survey

    2016-07-28T07:44:00Z

    Fugro is deploying three of its multi-purpose offshore survey vessels, ‘Fugro Americas’, ‘Fugro Brasilis’ and ‘Fugro Gauss’ to help complete the world’s largest seep-hunting survey offshore Mexico on behalf of the Norwegian global geoscience data company, TGS.