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Understanding vessel-mounted current measurement
Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) measure the complex movements of currents in oceans, rivers and lakes with great accuracy. Traditionally,…
Safely collecting ocean current data near active volcanoes with a USV
The use of Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs) in dangerous or challenging environments is becoming an increasingly common practice as the capabilities…
Why accurate data on speed through water is essential for sub-seabed survey vessels
Find out how oceanographic data from the vessel-mounted VM Operations ADCP helps surveyors map the sub-seabed for a new offshore wind farm…
Exploring Mediterranean Sea waters with a state-of-the-art combined current profiler and echosounder
A test deployment in the Mediterranean shows how the Signature 100 current profiler – with dedicated echosounder functionality – provides…
Boosting maritime safety with real-time data of waves and currents near ports in West Africa
For the maritime authorities in the West African nation of Togo, keeping vessels safe is a top priority, as is safeguarding the marine environment…
Using a versatile vessel-mounted ADCP to obtain high-resolution current data in estuarine and near-shore environments
The Signature 250 is the lowest available frequency of the Nortek's Signature VM Coastal series (250 kHz). Designed to sample in depths of up to 200…
Deploying a vessel-mounted ADCP on a USV to survey currents in a complex river environment
If a river crossing can be mapped using a USV instead of field personnel, then the risk to life is considerably reduced. Ultrabeam Hydrographic…
Flexible ADCP sensor solution for rapid inshore deployments of USVs
For HydroSurv, the capacity to quickly install and easily operate sensors on its USVs permits collection of critical environmental data at short…
Understanding flow velocities to keep navigation channels open in sediment-rich Dutch waters
A high rate of sediment deposition makes maintaining narrow navigational channels through the shallow tidal flats of the Wadden Sea in the…