Hydrographic Survey

The International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), a newly constituted organisation serving the worldwide interests of hydrography at all levels of expertise, has been formally established as the successor body of the…

The coastline of England and Wales has become steeper and is undermining coastal defences against flooding and erosion, according to research published by Dr Nigel Pontee, a senior coastal scientist at Halcrow…

Subsea 7s Integrated Remote Technologies Division in Aberdeen has successfully completed a second series of in-water trials of its Geosub AUV fitted with a custom-built Autotracker module for highspeed, low-altitude pipeline inspection.…

The UK Hydrographic Office is to launch its new Admiralty ECDIS service in December.

Simrad of Norway has launched a new range of electronic chart systems, the CS50 and CS60 Series, designed for vessels operating on fixed routes such as Ro-Ro ferries and local supply craft;…

Marine Projects International of Middlesbrough has acquired EIVA NaviPac navigation software from specialist survey distributors, Ruco. It will be used by Andrews Survey personnel aboard MPIs new vessel, Resolution, for various positioning…

VT TSS of Watford reports the first sale of its new Marinus attitude heading and reference system, to Aberdeen-based GSE Rentals .

SeaZone Solutions , the joint Metoc-UK Hydrographic Office marine data solutions provider of worldwide geographic information, is holding a series of free morning seminars on its activities and proposed developments.

More software developments, this time from Ilex Computing of Great Yarmouth with their HarbourMan suite designed to allow port and harbour authorities to carry out bathymetric surveys at minimal cost.

Del Norte Technology of Swindon announced at seawork a three-day joint seminar with Hypack Inc in Brighton from 25-28 October.

WinChart Planner , an entry-level chart plotting programme costing just £ 99, was one of a number of new developments featured by Chartwork which specialises in developing navigational software for fishing, leisure…

The UK Hydrographic Office and Metoc in Hampshire are to further collaborate with the formation of SeaZone Solutions Ltd, a joint venture between Metoc and Admiralty Holdings Ltd (AHL), the latter operated…

Bath UK based PCAL Technology Ltd has just released BDHA for Windows, a software system well suited for coastal engineering projects and asset management for port authorities.

The Dutch arm of Canadian software specialists CARIS is organising a ninth international user workshop in Hamburg from 22-25 November with an agenda featuring hands-on training, presentations, demonstrations, discussions and networking opportunities.…