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Gavia AUV Breaks Depth Record
Fugro Survey Pty Ltd in Perth (Australia) and Hafmynd Ehf, in a joint initiative with Woodside Energy Ltd, have successfully trialled a Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) down to a subsea depth of 1,000m. This significantly surpasses the previous maximum recorded depth of 220m achieved by a Gavia vehicle. Read more
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Marine Science Centre
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is creating a national research organisation that will work in partnership with the UK marine research community to deliver integrated marine science and technology from the coast to the deep ocean. Read more
Training Accreditation
The Graduate Training Programme, established by Fugro GEOS, has been accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). The programme aims to provide graduates with a blend of learning styles. Read more
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Seismic services provider Spectrum has accelerated its preparations to collect seismic data in the US waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The moves are in response to a recent announcement by the US Department of the Interior to begin environmental analysis of geological and geophysical activities off the east coast. Read more
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WERA to Monitor Wave Hub Effects
The Wave Hub is to be developed approximately 10 miles off Hayle, on the north coast of Cornwall, UK. The hub is a 'socket' sitting on the seabed for wave energy converters (WEC) to be plugged into. The extraction of energy by the devices will by definition change the physical environment at the Wave Hub site. Radar systems are sought in order to determine the magnitude of this change and to assess the nature and magnitude of far field changes present in the shadow area in the lee of Wave Hub. Read more
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Mapping Small Hydroelectric Dam Challenges
 The many thousands of these small dams worldwide (over 95,000 in the USA alone) and maintaining this infrastructure requires accurate mapping and monitoring. This presents some challenges to the hydrographic surveyor. By the end of 2008 ‘small-hydro' dams were generating over 85 gigawatts of power from installations with capacities of a few hundred kW up to a few tens of MW (compared to the Hoover dam at over 2,000MW). These installations often use existing dams or are developed alongside new dams whose primary purpose is river water-level control or irrigation. Read more
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Third SeaBat 7125 for WHOI's Jason
 The third Reson SeaBat 7125 system for WHOI is to be mounted on the ROV Jason, the first two are installed on the AUV Sentry and HOV Alvin. These 6,000m-depth rated systems provide the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) fleet of deep-sea exploration vehicles with ultra high-resolution bathymetric survey capabilities. Read more
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Agenda |
08 - 10 Feb 2010
SPAR 2010, The Woodlands (Houston), TX, USA |
09 - 11 Feb 2010
Underwater Intervention 2010, New Orleans, LA, USA |
03 - 05 Mar 2010
International Lidar and Mapping Forum 2010, Denver, USA |
09 - 11 March 2010
Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2010, Munich (Germany) |
09 - 11 March 2010
Oceanology International 2010, London (UK) |
16 - 18 March 2010
China Maritime 2010, Hong Kong (China) |
22 - 25 March 2010
CARIS 2010, Miami (USA) |
23 - 25 March 2010
Offshore West Africa, Luanda (Angola) |
24 - 26 March 2010
Asia Pacific Maritime, Singapore |
25 March 2010
Offshore Industry Outlook Conference 2010, Houston (USA) |
11 - 16 April 2010
FIG 2010, Sydney (Australia) |
12 - 13 April 2010
Hydrofest 2010, Aberdeen (UK) |
12 - 16 April 2010
Spillcon 2010, Melbourne (Australia) |
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