Fugro Resumes Norwegian Seabed Mapping Project
environment. It is also utilizing online monitoring QC and post-processing workflows.Dr. Marco Filippone, Chief Hydrographer at Fugro, explained the benefits of the company’s long-term experience on the MAREANO program, “Over the last twelve years we have deployed our specialist multibeam echosounder equipment and applied our IHO certified hydrographers’ expertise on several surveys for the Norwegian Hydrographic Service under this program. It is very gratifying to be able to deliver continuous development in line with their objectives and expectations.”With part of the survey
MTR100: Seafloor Systems, Inc.
for survey companies worldwide. The firm designs and manufactures the HydroLite portable hydrographic survey system, the HyDrone-ASVand EchoBoat-ASV autonomously and remotely controlled survey platforms for unmanned hydrographic survey applications, and maintains the largest rental pool of multibeam echosounder equipment in the U.S. Seafloor Systems provides custom hydrographic survey solutions, integrating multibeam echosounder systems and state-of-the art positioning and orientation systems into a complete, turnkey product. Its EchoBoat-ASV is an extremely capable unmanned surface vehicle
MTR100: Seafloor Systems, Inc.
the HydroLite portable hydrographic survey system, HyDrone-RCV, and EchoBoat remote-controlled survey platforms for remote hydrographic survey applications. Seafloor Systems was formed in 1999 by veteran U.S. Navy Hydrographer John Tamplin, and has built the largest rental pool of multibeam echosounder equipment in the U.S. Seafloor Systems provides custom hydrographic survey solutions, integrating multibeam echosounder systems and state-of-the art position and orientation systems into a complete, turnkey product. Recent integrated solutions are: the EchoBoat, a remotely controlled multi-purpose
Fugro's Survey Vessel to Search for Malaysia 370
Bureau (ATSB) has awarded Fugro a contract that will see the deployment of its specialist vessel, equipment and expertise in the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MH370). Using its advanced survey vessel, the Fugro Equator, fitted with state-of-the art multibeam echosounder equipment, Fugro will conduct a bathymetric survey of the search area. The seabed data obtained will assist in the production of maps of the seabed offshore Western Australia. This area is relatively uncharted and the maps will assist in planning subsequent stages of the MH370 search. Fugro and
February 2025
