Hosted by Nortek
THU, OCT 30 - FRI, OCT 31
Koblenz, Germany
ADCP & Velocimetry Innovation Symposium - Inland and Discharge
Meet us on October 30–31, 2025, at Hotel Fährhaus, Koblenz, for a deep dive into acoustic flow measurement innovations for inland waters and discharge monitoring. Experience Nortek VM Coastal Series demonstrations and learn how to use Ocean Contour software to streamline your data analysis and reporting.

The agenda
Register nowRegistration and welcome coffee
Nortek ADCPs and Velocimeters - Principles, Challenges, Solutions
By Carsten Wirtz (Terra4)
Coffee break
Unlocking the Secrets of ADCPs and Velocimeters - what they can do and how they do it
By Ketil Horn (Nortek)
Recording horizontal flow fields using two 2D ADCPs during ongoing ship operations
By Johannes Schwarz-Beutel (BAW Karlsruhe)
Lunch break
The Nortek Vessel Mounted Series and VM Essentials - Collection of current profiles, discharge and the multifrequency echosounder
By Herman Huitema (Nortek)
Coffee break
Quality control and post-processing of complex Signature data by using Ocean Contour
By Franziska Ogg (Nortek)
* This session will happen in parallel with the hands-on session
Hands on with Nortek – Vessel-Mounted Nortek VM Coastal demo and thorough explanations on Nortek instruments and software
Nortek VM Acquisition - Collect your own VM-ADCP data on the River Moselle
Nortek VM Review- Process your own VM-data using the Nortek VM post processing data
Nortek Vector, Gen 2 – Spot measurements with the Vector
Hands on with Nortek – Vessel-Mounted Nortek VM Coastal demo and thorough explanations on Nortek instruments and software
Nortek VM Acquisition - Collect your own VM-ADCP data on the River Moselle
Nortek VM Review - Process your own VM-data using the Nortek VM post processing data
Nortek Vector, Generation 2 - Spot measurements with the Vector.
Experience Nortek Ocean Contour: Quality control and post-processing of complex Signature data.