Hydrographic Survey

London based Clarkson Research Services has published an updated sixth edition of its Survey Vessels of the World register detailing 153 coastal and deepwater hydrographic survey vessels, 174 for seismic survey and…

Over 30 papers and more than 20 poster sessions are due to be presented by leading experts from 19 countries at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) 15th biennial international symposium…

Wednesday 21 June will mark the inaugural annual World Hydrography Day as a result of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in New York last November under its Oceans &…

The Offshore Survey Division of the International Marine Contractors Association has revised its guidelines on The Use of Multibeam Echosounders for Offshore Survey (IMCA S 003 Rev.1).

Seabed mapping specialists Sonavision of Aberdeen have re-designed their RoxAnn system with introduction of a smaller and lighter version, the GD-A. It can be powered using a USB connection from a computer,…

Clydeside Survey reports successful completion of extensive bathymetric surveys of Glasgow Harbour over distances of around 2.5km and in waters where visibility was less than 20cm. Aside from the effects of deformation,…

The International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco has announced that a chapter by chapter English language version of its new definitive Manual on Hydrography (Publication M-13) can now be downloaded for free from…

Also at Oi06, TSS International of Watford announced the largest ever single order for its Meridian subsea gyros with the commissioning of 23 units by Oceaneering International of Houston for ROV applications.

Houston based Veritas Geophysical Company has appointed Veripos of Aberdeen as primary positioning provider for its entire worldwide fleet of seismic survey vessels under a multi-million dollar contract covering a two year…

The Duke of Edinburgh is to open the World Maritime Technology Conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London on 6 March.

The Hydrographic Society of South Africa has joined the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) which has a worldwide individual and institutional membership in over 60 countries and member organisations in Australasia,…

Trimble has introduced a new high-performance modular GPS receiver, the DSM 232, for dynamic real-time positioning at sub-metre and centimetric accuracies. Suitable for dredging as well as harbour and waterway operations, it…

The Marine Institute of Ireland in Galway has established a new website for scientific data and information on Irish coastal and marine waters (www. marinedataonline. ie).

The first ever winner of the new CodaOctopus Prize is Katie Abbott BSc, who won the award for her Marine Geography dissertation which included data acquisition, processing and critical analysis. As part…

The first test satellite for the European Unions Galileo civil navigation system, designed to complement US GPS and Russian Glonass networks, was launched via a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonour, Kazakhstan on…