Partners Secure DEFRA Backing to Improve Marine Biodiversity Monitoring
contribute to strengthening our evidence base as we progress towards the UK’s vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse seas,” said Vicki Castro-Spokes, Program Director for Defra’s Marine Natural Capital & Ecosystem Assessment Program.Project Lead, James Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Unmanned Survey Solutions, said, “USS has worked with GeoAcoustics on a variety of projects where we have integrated the GeoSwath wide swath bathymetry system and GeoPulse compact sub-bottom profiler systems. This new project will be a game changer for seagrass
Swathe Services Expands Rental Pool with GeoAcoustics
capability with a suite of GeoAcoustics products.“Traditionally we have supported our customers’ survey requirements with pure Hydrographic equipment but with the acquisition of the GeoAcoustics suite of survey systems we can now offer a wider Geophysical support capability," said James Williams, Managing Director, Swathe Services. "There are also plans underway to integrate these systems into both the ‘Inception’ and ‘Accession’ class Unmanned Survey Vessel’s (USV’s) through our sister company Unmanned Survey Solutions which will give us the
USS Delivers Unmanned Surface Vessel to Tetra Tech
, SBG Ekinox-D, Valeport SVS and Hypack Hysweep software for undertaking high-resolution multi-beam data acquisition, USS said.A second pod will be fitted with an EdgeTech side-scan sonar and the third with a single-beam echo-sounder, both for subsequent operation in the USA. Director of USS, James Williams explained: "Our customers often have many different applications for our Inception Class USVs, but it's almost impossible to fit small platforms with so many different sensors at the same time. That's why we designed the MKII to incorporate an easy swappable payload pod system
Swathe Services Takes Delivery of SBG Ekinox Navsight INS
the Ekinox Inertial Navigation System (INS) has been exceptional, the company reports.Its small compact subsea form factor and weight makes this system light and easy to install with portable sonar systems. It is suited for shallow water applications and comes at a good price, the manufacturer says.James Williams, Managing Director at Swathe, says, "Since we became the distributor for SBG Systems we have seen as steady increase in sales across all their product ranges selling into land, air and marine industries. The Navsight solution has been specifically designed for hydrographic applications and
ABP’s Ports in the North West Invest in New Survey Technology
Ports in the North West, said, “We wanted a system that would easily fit in with our existing vessel systems so that we could survey above and below the waterline at the same time. Prior to purchase we trialed the Merlin a couple of times and were very impressed with its performance.”James Williams, Managing Director of Swathe Services, said, “The Merlin is a fantastic addition to their existing multi-beam system which will now allow them to gather valuable information in a single pass, saving money and time. ABP North West, like other ports around the U.K., see this new capability
POJL Upgrades to SBG Marine Navsight Solution
and servicing by SBG Systems.The port purchased the Apogee-U high-performance Inertial Navigation System (INS) from Swathe in 2016 along with a high resolution R2SONIC Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder (MBES) to conduct Hydrographic surveys out of St Helier and for additional commercial survey operations.James Williams, Managing Director of Swathe Services, says: “The performance of the Apogee Navsight offers superior performance compared to competitive products and allows for easier installation and integration into existing hydrographic systems. This modular solution can be supplied with a small
Commercial Hydrographic Training with USV
training, the delegates mapped Hayle Harbor in Cornwall using an Unmanned Surface Vessel fitted with Multi-beam Echo-Sounder technology. The USV was remotely operated from Swathe Services offices nearby using dedicated survey data acquisition software from HYPACK.Managing Director of Swathe Services, James Williams said: “We’re the only company to date offering commercial hands-on MBES training using a USV. Our sister company Unmanned Survey Solutions provided the remotely operated Unmanned Surface Vessel for the training and it all worked perfectly. ““The future of conducting Hydrographi
Hydrographic Survey Training Courses: UK
surveyors, will run from Monday 23rd - Friday 27th, September 2019 at the Swathe Services office in Cornwall UK.The one-day HYPACK training course will run on Monday, September 30, 2019 at the Kendleshire Golf Club in Bristol UK, and cover the latest features of HYPACK software.Managing Director James Williams said: “People come from the UK and overseas to attend our courses. The 5-Day course offers comprehensive training in installation, calibration, data acquisition and post-processing of hydrographic survey data using HYPACK software.“We use a combination of classroom and water-based
Oceanscan Invests in Applanix Multibeam and INS
enhance our industry position as a leading supplier of subsea sensors and technology to the domestic and overseas subsea market.” Formal Sonic/I2NS training for three Oceanscan technicians at Swathe Services has also been scheduled in order to better support customers. James Williams of Swathe services, stated, “The system we have delivered to Oceanscan offers more options than most other rental systems in the market and the versatility of these options means that high resolution data can be obtained whether mounted on a surface vessel or on deep tow and ROV systems.&rdquo
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