TDI-Brooks International Inc. (under contract to TGS) has completed the offshore seep-hunting surface geochemical analysis and geotechnical campaign of the MSGBC Basin, from Northern Senegal throughthe Gambia and AGC zone, into Guinea-Bissau, down to the Guinea transform fault. TDI-Brooks’ RV Gyre acquired 80,000 sq. km of high-resolution multibeam echosounder bathymetry and performed the offshore advanced analysis where 80 active hydrocarbon
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Sercel’s MATS LT is a cost-effective micro-modem dedicated for underwater acoustic communication and positioning. Its small size, weight and reduced power consumption make MATS LT an ideal solution for compact AUVs. Highly efficient, the micro underwater acoustic modem allows a communication range up to 3,500 m. MATS LT is available in two versions: either cased (water-resistance up to 500 m)
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RBR is supporting early-career ocean scientists with science communication training through the RBR2020 cohort program. RBR will open the science communication training to the global ocean science community. Everyone is invited to join the special RBR science communication workshop lead by Virginia Schutte. The 1-hr. workshop will take place May 7 at 3 p.m. EDT. Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcu6grj8iGtUbqke09bjsg5QNsQMFMyfa. Open to early-career
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Klein Marine Systems is now offering the first nadir imaging sonar for both the commercial and military unmanned vehicle markets. The μMA-X is a highly scalable, modular system that integrates easily to most AUV/ROV vehicles. The system utilizes Klein’s next-generation µEngine, which is a robust, compact, low-power architecture that uses Klein BLUE technology to provide superior imaging performance. Traditional side scan
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Greensea, creator of OPENSEA, the open-architecture robotics platform for the marine industry, has developed a new hull crawler that easily attaches an ROV to a ship hull without magnetics and allows the operator to “drive” the ROV and payloads over the hull. Initial hull crawlers are designed to work exclusively with the VideoRay Mission Specialist Defender ROV. The hull crawler
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The Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT) have established the Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration to recognize outstanding, sustained, international contributions to the development, application and propagation of marine technology in the advancement of ocean exploration. The inception of this award coincides with the 60th anniversary of Walsh’s historic descent to the deepest
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