Ocean Influencer: Karl Kenny, Kraken Robotics
KATFISH, an intelligent towed SAS system capable of acquiring over 3 billion pixels per 3km2 per hour of area coverage rate. The KATFISH system is comprised of an actively controlled smart towfish, SAS imaging, bathymetry and gap-filler sonars, launch and recovery system, operator console, and visualization software
Drone Specialist Cyberhawk Lands 5-Year Deal with Shell
Drone-based inspection company Cyberhawk has said it has signed a five-year, multimillion-dollar software contract with oil giant Shell.Under the contract, Cyberhawk will provide its cloud-based asset visualization software iHawk for all onshore, offshore, and subsea assets, as well as all global construction projects."The contract follows the successful integration of iHawk at a construction project valued at over $6bn in the USA, where it is now being used by over 800 monthly users and has been rolled out at further sites in the UK, Central America, and Africa," Cyberhawk said.Cyberhawk
Meet the Future of Visualization and Mapping Sonars
models to enhance and visually augment the acoustic sonar data, the ability operate with and without GNSS position and motion data and the ability to export raw or binned point-cloud data for processing in third-party hydrographic software. We have further developed our proprietary visualization software to add the ability to track targets for the breakwater construction market and our construction specific software CMS. This unique software enables both the visualization of large concrete blocks as they are placed in the water, and also automatically tracks and overlays a 3D model of the
Tech File: Kongsberg’s Compact Survey Vessel
Organization’s performance standards for bathymetric data. The new Dual Ping system provides double the data density along track resolution compared to previous GeoSwath Plus system. As well as significant hardware changes, there has also been a major update to the associated processing and visualization software with the included GS4 package. The GS4 software package offers a number of new features including a feature filter for automatic filtering of vertical structures as well as a new user friendly graphical user interface with an initiative design. The software offers real-time
Open-source Software for Environmental Science Community
Innovative data visualization software developed by Cohort company SEA is available as open-source for the environmental data science community. The software, developed by SEA’s Research and Technical Support (RTS) division, enables users to easily access environmental data from servers over the Internet and view it in a variety of different ways. The highly interactive data viewing enables rapid analysis and understanding of the features of complex, high dimensionality data. RTS has used it for analyzing oceanographic data variability in order to better understand
KATFISH Completes Phase One Sea Trials
Two testing has several operational objectives. The operational depth will be increased to 200 meters, resulting in significantly higher drag forces and a corresponding larger vertical maneuvering envelope. Operators will also be evaluating the first version of Kraken’s new SASView 3D visualization software. At the same time, target detection performance of the first commercially available MINSAS 180 sonar will be evaluated, using known targets of opportunity for detailed resolution and range measurements. Finally, Kraken’s innovative Fault Detection and Fault Response (FDFR)
New Visualization Software Enables 3D Data Streaming
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a new technology platform at the ICES Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology (WGFAST) in Vigo April 19, which enables live streaming of 3D data generated by scientific multibeam systems. The new Simrad TD50 data visualization software is currently operational with the Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echo sounder, with plans to enable 3D data streaming from a wider range of Simrad acoustic systems in the future. The Simrad TD50 software reads the clean raw data from the ME70 in real time and delivers accurate live visualization of the
Xylem Acquires Hypack, Inc.
Xylem Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of HYPACK, Inc., effective October 22, 2015. A release from Hypack noted: "Going forward, HYPACK's expertise in hydrographic survey data acquisition, processing, and visualization software will complement Xylem's capabilities in Ocean and Coastal analytics and applications." "Because our customers are our top priority, our goal is to make this transition as seamless as possible. The way we conduct business today will remain unchanged and your HYPACK contacts and their phone numbers will also remain unchanged.
AMAR Mission to VENUS
we can gather this kind of data without interruption, 24/7. This test demonstration also provides an excellent opportunity for Ocean Networks Canada to evaluate the AMAR as the foundation for small-scale observatories in remote locations.” JASCO’s oceanographic data processing and visualization software will be demonstrated during this project. New versions and features of the software will be tested using the very large and acoustically-rich dataset being acquired by the AMARs on VENUS. Substantial advances in JASCO’s automated detection, identification and localization algorithms
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