The EvoLogics Multibeam, a new multibeam echosounder option for the Sonobot 5 platform, was released at Ocean Business in Southampton, UK, in April this year. In May, EvoLogics conducted its final trials at one of the company’s regular testing sites the Plessower Lake in Brandenburg, Germany. The company is now taking the Sonobot 5 on a summer demonstration tour for partners and clients so that they can see its efficiency and effectiveness for underwater mapping for themselves. The EvoLogics Multibeam, a new multibeam echosounder option for the Sonobot 5 platform, was released at Ocean Business in Southampton, UK, in April this year. In May, EvoLogics conducted its...

Topodrone, a Swiss-based designer and manufacturer of high-precision Lidar equipment for installation on drones, vehicles and backpacks, has launched Aquamapper, a UAV-based solution for bathymetric surveying and marine construction. The...

Hydrographers are increasingly aware of the added value that a Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) scanner can bring to bathymetry survey operations. The Teledyne Optech Polaris Laser Scanner, for example,...

CHC Navigation is expanding its reach throughout Europe and the world, with more dealers and customer support and advanced training and service points. The Shanghai-based company has been a player in...

SPH Engineering has announced the third generation of the UgCS SkyHub hardware and released the largest update of the UgCS SkyHub software ever. The development accumulates five years of knowledge...

Time issues associated with processing point clouds are hugely frustrating, but they are nothing new. And the shifting boundaries mean that we’re destined to forever play the waiting game, according...

Hydrographic surveying in lakes and canal regions has not been an easy job in the past. Due to a lack of professional and portable surveying equipment and mobile platforms, the...

XOCEAN has completed 35 cable inspection surveys using a combination of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) between the Scottish mainland and Western Isles. There was a...

While there is still lots of ocean mapping work to do on Earth, oceans situated elsewhere in our solar system hold plenty of mysteries too, writes Wim van Wegen in...

This paper explores the various features of the Apache USV series for efficient seafloor-level mapping. The CHCNAV hydrographic survey software is used for data recording and analysis. It provides results...