Hydrographic Survey

Following an interim two years as an associate member, the Italian Hydrographic Society (IHS) has been elected a full member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies comprising national organisations in Australasia,…

Underwater system specialists MacArtney UK are to host the 52nd Marine Measurement Forum at its Aberdeen premises on Wednesday 1 May.

MMT of Sweden has been awarded a contract by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission (SHE Transmission) for a high voltage direct-current (HVDC) cable re-route survey from Shetland to Caithness on the Scottish mainland.

With acquisition of a further two Teledyne Gavia AUVs from their Icelandic manufacturer, Aberdeen based NCS Survey now claims to be operating the world’s largest commercial fleet of portable systems for offshore…

This year’s hydrographic conference season opens with a major two day event at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK from 10-11 April.

Hydrographic software specialists CARIS of Canada and EIVA of Denmark have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering joint provision of integrated and streamlined solutions to offshore survey organisations.

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime is to supply a complete survey suite for Tiefsee Forschungs Schiff (TFS), a new multi-disciplinary research vessel being built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the German Ministry of…

Holger Klindt, head of strategy & product management for Signalis in France and Germany, has been elected chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).

Two previously uncharted 20m long wrecks in Port Rashid Harbour, Dubai have been discovered by the UK Royal Navy’s survey ship, HMS Enterprise using its new high-tech motor boat, Spitfire.

Offshore Marine Management’s Survey & Subsea Department in Cambridge UK is to carry out major survey operations in the German Bight sector of the southern North Sea under a three year agreement…

Hampshire UK based data management and publishing specialists OceanWise have established off the shelf marine mapping datasets claimed to meet the most demanding applications.

Two new ruggedised GPS compass systems from Hemisphere GPS, Vector VS330 and Vector VS131, are claimed to be directly compatible with most leading hydrographic and sidescan survey packages.

ROV specialist Saab Seaeye of Hampshire UK has extended its range of Panther models with the introduction of a fully equipped hydrographic unit designed for pipeline surveys.

UK based equipment rental specialist Ashtead Technology, which also maintains supply facilities in Houston and Singapore, has moved to new global headquarters in Westhill, Aberdeen.

Innomar Technologie of Rostock, Germany is calling for student project proposals in support of the general scientific community.

The Hydrographic Society UK, which represents organisations and individuals of the domestic hydrographic profession and associated disciplines at all levels of expertise as well as a sizeable overseas membership, has launched a…