Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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NV5 Advances Hydrography in the Great Lakes: Join the August 27 Live Webinar

dive into how integrated hydrographic, terrestrial, and lidar data are transforming infrastructure planning and environmental monitoring in the region.From shoreline restoration to subsea cable routing and coastal resilience projects, complex Great Lakes environments demand highly accurate, nimble survey solutions. NV5’s purpose-built vessels and workflows are tailored to shallow waters, dynamic morphology, and unstable weather, delivering speed, precision, and context when it matters most.The webinar will cover:Faster yet Precise Surveys: How NV5 cuts traditional timelines without sacrificing quality

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Uncrewed Survey Solutions Makes Key Appointments

Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS), the USV innovator and marine data acquisition provider, has announced three key appointments in support of its ongoing growth strategy. Mike Casey has joined USS’ Advisory Board, with Trish Buxton joining in the newly formed role of Business Development Manager, and Liam Eagling as Field Engineer. USS’ new team will help service delivery and develop its in-house USV manufacturing, together with enhanced customer support, in line with the business’ expansion strategy. As a builder-operator of its own fleet of uncrewed surface vessels

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TGS Lands Another Offshore Wind Job in UK

.TGS Gets Offshore Wind Site Characterization Job"We are very pleased to secure more offshore wind site characterization contracts. Our geophysical approach for mapping the shallow subsurface layers with an ultra-high resolution 3D streamer is significantly more efficient than conventional site survey solutions. Energy companies value the shorter lead time we can offer to access high-quality data,” said Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS

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VideoRay, SES Expand Dealer Agreement

Equipment Services is proud to celebrate 25 years of successful operations and continuous growth. As a leader in the industry, our recent addition of the VideoRay product line to our new Vehicle and Autonomy Division’s portfolio showcases our dedication to innovation and excellence in marine survey solutions. VideoRay’s Mission Specialist products align perfectly with our goals for the future. We are thrilled to collaborate with a fantastic team and eager to enhance this partnership by incorporating vehicle sales, training, and local service capabilities. Exciting times lie ahead as we continue

New Hydrographic Survey Solutions Passes UK MoD Test

A containerized remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) solution - reportedly a first-of-its-kind - developed for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), has now successfully completed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) – 6 months after the contract was awarded to EIVA. According to EIVA, the new survey solution enables hydrographic surveys with multiple acoustic survey sensors and instruments to be performed from many different host platforms with very short deployment time. "The agility with which this total solution has been developed showcases that by combining our efforts with several

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TGS Gets Ultra High-Res 3D Survey Job

third quarter of 2024. TGS will also handle the imaging and interpretation of the collected data including UHR3D and Auxiliary measurements.“Our geophysical approach to map and understand the shallow subsurface layers with a UHR3D system is significantly more efficient than conventional site survey solutions, and energy companies value the shorter lead time for accessing high-quality data.“The offshore wind site characterization market is growing, and this project demonstrates the vital role that data and subsurface characterization play in our clients’ decision-making process for offshore

Three marine survey and autonomous platform technology leaders to collaborate on improving marine biodiversity monitoring: Copyright ACUA Ocean, GeoAcoustics, Unmanned Survey Solutions.

Partners Secure DEFRA Backing to Improve Marine Biodiversity Monitoring

A consortium of Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) and hydroacoustic technology companies consisting ACUA Ocean, GeoAcoustics Ltd and Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS) has secured funding under the Defra - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs - Improving Observation Capabilities of Biodiversity in UK Waters: Phase 2 program. The consortium's demonstration seeks to combine three cutting-edge technologies into a single approach capable of providing holistic mapping and water quality data of seagrass meadows more efficiently and with lower carbon footprints compared to current sonar-based

DP2 vessel Glomar Worker (Credit: Rovco)

Rovco Grows Offshore Wind Survey Fleet

Rovco, a UK-based subsea robotics and survey firm, has added a second hull mounted survey vessel to its fleet with the long-term charter of the DP2 vessel Glomar Worker. The four-year charter with Glomar comes in response to client demand for innovative geophysical and geotechnical survey solutions, according to the company.Rovco has started the conversion of the sister vessel to the already contracted Glomar Supporter, already under long-term charter.After completion of these role specific upgrades, the vessel will launch as a specialized and dedicated geophysical survey asset to serve

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Reach Subsea Buys Australian Marine Survey Firm

vast industry experience from among other places Fugro. In FY 2023 (fiscal year ending 30 June), Guardian Geomatics' revenues reached AUD 41.7 million, a growth of 96 percent compared to FY 2022. 2023 EBITDA was AUD 6.2 million, a growth of 41 percent. Guardian Geomatics offers marine survey solutions to the oil and gas industry, and government sector clients. These include geographical, hydrographic, oceanographic, and environmental surveys. In addition, Guardian conducts geotechnical site investigations, positioning, and ROV services, as well as providing contracting and consulting services

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