NOAA Releases Custom Chart Version 2.0
The most notable change is a new feature called a Personal Chart Catalog that enables users to save, share and reload the parameters of any custom charts that they create.
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Shackleton’s Endurance Found with Sonardyne Tech
After more than 100 years lost at more than 3,000 m underneath sea ice in the Antarctic’s Weddell Sea, the almost fully intact wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance has been found, supported with underwater navigation and positioning technology from Sonardyne.
Read moreRegister: Maritime Grand Challenge
The MBZIRC Maritime Grand Challenge for AI and robotics related to safety and security is open for registration until December 30.
Read moreNOAA Sunsets North Slope of Alaska Paper Nautical Charts
NOAA is continuing with the sunset plan for paper and raster nautical charts in August and September. A set of 15 charts covering the eastern half of the North Slope of Alaska will be moved into last edition status on August 5, 2021 and will be canceled on February 2, 2022. Another set of 14 charts covering the western half
Read moreSonoWatch for Surface Vessel Navigation
McQ Inc.’s SonoWatch is an autonomous acoustic lookout system that detects, identifies and determines the navigation meaning of acoustic signals, which provide autonomous collision avoidance to both unmanned and manned watercraft. SonoWatch provides notification of naval navigation acoustic alerts for the safe operation of surface vessels. SonoWatch is compact, sealed for operation in maritime environments, and ruggedized for the shock
Read moreSonardyne Tests Nav Systems for UK ASVs
Sonardyne International Ltd. has demonstrated technologies that will aid autonomous vehicle operations in challenging environments under a project funded by the U.K.’s national Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). Working with a 12 m-long SEA-KIT X USV, Sonardyne tested and validated sensors already used by UUVs for deployment on USVs in support of missions in coastal waters. Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav hybrid inertial
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