Kongsberg Discovery Launches HISAS2020 Synthetic Aperture Sonar
integrated payloads on Kongsberg Discovery’s HUGIN AUV family, HISAS can now be implemented across any platform – including all relevant AUVs, USVs, ROVs and towed assets – delivering clear, centimeter-level resolution, robust system design for long-term reliability, and real-time data processing. The solution, suitable for an array of defence, energy and ocean science applications, will be officially showcased at Oceanology International in London in March.Speed and precisionHISAS2020 operates in the 120–210 kHz frequency range, delivering ultra-high-resolution imagery, alongside
Kongsberg Discovery Upgrades Argeo Listen Electromagnetic Sensor
Kongsberg Discovery has upgraded its Listen electromagnetic sensor system. Formerly known as Argeo Listen, the system has undergone hardware and software enhancements, delivering improved data processing and visualisation capabilities. The platform agnostic technology is now available for a range of applications across the ocean science, defence, energy and minerals sectors, amongst others.Users familiar with Argeo Listen will recognize the enhanced software environment, now integrated with Kongsberg’s Blue Insight ecosystem. The upgraded suite enables streamlined, end to end workflows
Kongsberg Discovery Upgrades Kongsberg Listen Electromagnetic Sensor
Kongsberg Discovery has upgraded its Kongsberg Listen electromagnetic sensor system, enhancing data processing and visualization capabilities for inspections, surveys and knowledge acquisition in complex underwater environments.The system, formerly known as Argeo Listen, has undergone hardware and software improvements following Kongsberg Discovery’s acquisition of Argeo’s electromagnetic sensing technologies and recruitment of its staff in August 2025. The company said it has focused on integrating the technology into its existing portfolio while accelerating innovation.The upgraded
TGS Embarks on Multi-Client 2D Survey off Angola
2D survey offshore Angola.The survey covers approximately 12,600 line kilometers, with Ramform Victory having already started operations earlier in 2026.Data acquisition is estimated to be completed in approximately 100 days, with fast-track products available in the third quarter of 2026. Full data processing is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2027.The Ultra Profundo multi-client 2D survey marks the first 2D multi-client acquisition over Angola’s ultra deepwater areas since 2015 and targets a highly underexplored region.The survey delivers modern, long-offset seismic data
SAMS Hosts Training Course for the Era of Environmental Robotics
“Those who are familiar with such systems and understand their strengths and limitations will be ideally placed to not just adapt to this change, but help to develop and influence how robotics is used. Our course gives participants practical experience with autonomous systems and the necessary data processing skills to support that.”The new offering follows on from a development course run by the Scientific Robotics Academy last September.The new courses are backed by Argyll and Bute Council, with renewable energy developer Nadara part-sponsoring places on the courses for the first 10 applicants
Ocean Geophysics, HighTide Team Up for Offshore Data Processing
Offshore wind industry suppliers Ocean Geophysics and HighTide have entered into a joint venture aimed at combining their seabed data processing, analysis and interpretation capabilities.The partnership brings together Ocean Geophysics’ large-scale geophysical data processing with HighTide’s high-resolution seabed interpretation and asset-level analysis, targeting offshore wind, cable and pipeline installation, and oil and gas projects.Seabed data processing plays a critical role in offshore wind development, informing site selection, foundation design, array layout and safety assessments.
Saildrone Maps Cayman Islands EEZ
of Saildrone’s co-developed, inductively charged AML Oceanographics SVP system, designed for remote operation and long-duration endurance. The ability to execute 900+ SVP casts without manual intervention ensured consistent data accuracy across the mission.The team also refined cloud-based data processing workflows, enabling preliminary products to be reviewed during the mission rather than months later. Combined with persistent satellite connectivity, this approach shortened the feedback loop, improved QC, and ensured that the Cayman Government and the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) would receive
At the Helm of the UKHO
currentsThe UKHO boasts a rich and longstanding history of providing trusted navigational charts and information for more than 230 years. To date, 90% of ships trading internationally rely on the UKHO's ADMIRALTY products. In 2024, the UKHO received and processed 123 terabytes of bathymetric survey data, collected through partnerships with over 120 other hydrographic offices across the globe and over 250 ports in the UK and Ireland."This collective effort enables us to produce the 20,000 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) that are currently in service via our ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service
Ocean Geophysics Teams Up for EdgeTech on Seabed Data Processing
Offshore energy industry suppliers Ocean Geophysics has partnered with EdgeTech, a specialist in underwater technology solutions, to deliver advanced data processing software for EdgeTech’s newly launched eBOSS (Enhanced Buried Object Scanning System).The collaboration, established as a non-exclusive partnership, combines EdgeTech’s decades of hardware innovation with Ocean Geophysics’ expertise in geophysical data processing and interpretation.The result is a purpose-built software platform capable of processing, visualizing, and reporting data acquired by the eBOSS system with
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