Offshore Crane Maker Huisman Launches Drone Inspection Service
of cranes, drilling, and pipelay equipment.The company said the service is offered from Huisman's locations in the Netherlands, Singapore, China, the USA, and Brazil."Huisman has extended its service portfolio with drone inspections based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and high-resolution camera technology to offer advanced levels of safety, visibility, and efficiency in its clients’ equipment maintenance procedures," the company said Thursday."By performing a remote visual inspection with a qualified drone pilot, there is no need for scaffolding, thus removing the requirement
Olson joins Inspire Environmental
play a lead role in cementing Inspire’s place asa leading provider of seafloor habitat monitoring for the emerging offshore energy industry.Now, adding Olson’s experience in underwater robotics and connections to developers, Inspire plans to augment its SPI (Sediment Profile Imaging) camera technology to collect more data with higher efficiency and answer key questions about the impact of seafloor construction on the entire marine ecosystem.Olson took up SCUBA as a teen, and his love of diving took him to Florida Institute of Technology where a diverse program of study allowed him to find
Subsea Europe Services Names Operations Manager Offshore
forward to being part of the journey with such a dedicated team, especially following the expansion of the Subsea Europe Services rental pool with Seatronics recently, which gives customers access to even more cutting-edge technologies including ROVs, environmental monitoring systems, winches, and camera technology.""Jorge’s appointment as Operations Manager contributes to our aim of simplifying the acquisition of marine data for customers without in-house expertise,” said Sören Themann, CEO, Subsea Europe Services. “While Technology development and integration enable
Using High Res 3D Meshes for improved Shape Reconstuction of Marine Survey Data
tools, and interactive profiling.Initial applications for these tools were coastal and near shore mapping and analysis, with data acquired from aerial drones. Figure 1 illustrates an example of an inter-tidal area represented as a mesh in Fledermaus. With rapid advancements in lighting and camera technology, SfM tools were also applied underwater, with impressive high density point cloud produced from ROV and AUV video, as shown in Figure 2 (Data source: USS YP-389 NOAA/Project Baseline). One of the key benefits of a 3D mesh can be seen in the overlapping and protruding structures of the wreck
Rovco Nets $6.5 Mln Investment
some prominent customers, which hints at a substantial opportunity, and we are delighted to be able to support the team as they seek to capitalize.”Matthew Burke, Head of Technology Ventures at Williams Advanced Engineering, said, “We are proud to back Rovco whose pioneering SubSLAM camera technology has the potential to transform productivity in subsea surveying. I am confident that Williams’ expertise in design, development and manufacture will help to accelerate the commercialization of the SubSLAM camera system.&rdquo
SubSLAM Live: Live 3D Subsea Streaming Tech Debuts
Rovco launched “SubSLAM Live” a 3D Streaming technology which it says will allow a video live stream 3D underwater pointclouds to any device in the world. According to the company, the stereo camera technology system sends images and 3D models of assets from the seabed to a computer browser in any location globally. This offers customers instantaneous access to information as an inspection or construction activity is taking place. Rovco put the tech on trial earlier in the year with an unnamed oil and gas super major at a renewable wind farm, and more recently in 0.5m of visibility at an
New Subsea Wireless IP Camera Technology
Next generation subsea technology deployed for the first time in the North Sea has helped to improve safety and reduce costcfor an offshore oil and gas project, said Scotland based WFS Technologies.The firms's new cutting-edge computing and subsea wireless IP camera technology deployed on a pipeline construction project enhanced diver safety and generated significant cost savings by avoiding the need for additional subsea vessels, it said.The work was undertaken for a new subsea pipeline which was recently installed and was necessary to bypass a platform being decommissioned. As part of the final
Rovco Secures Funding for 3D Visualization Project
Catapult’s renewable energy test facility in Blyth. Phase two will include the development of a complete 3D vision-based survey solution using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The technology could reduce offshore inspection costs by up to 80 percent, exploiting recent advances in both camera technology and embedded graphic processing, while utilizing small, intelligent, autonomous robotic vehicles. Once trialed and tested, Rovco believes the technology could revolutionize the way energy companies manage and inspect their subsea assets, potentially saving hundreds of millions
Kongsberg Inks Dealer Agreement with Symphotic Tii
, Subsea Monitoring (SuMo) and Underwater Mapping (UMAP). Through the dealer agreement with Kongsberg Maritime, Symphotic Tii will enable easier access to a range of products covering various disciplines, from single and multibeam sonars and echosounders through to high-end underwater camera technology and subsea communication systems. “Symphotic Tii has extensive experience in underwater technology and is highly regarded in its field so they are perfectly placed to represent our products in California and on the West Coast,” said Helge Uhlen, VP Subsea Sales, Kongsberg
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