Fugro to hold seminar on Geo-Risk Management for Coastal Infrastructure on Wednesday 16th November
Fugro is preparing to hold a free in-person seminar focused on mitigating Geo-risk in coastal environments. Hear about the importance of site investigations, their range of geophysics and metocean services, and how they use integrated GeoData to develop innovative 3D ground models that help optimise project schedules and reduce costs.
Communities, infrastructure and landscapes in England are already under significant pressure from flooding and erosion. These threats are set to increase in the future. Geo-data plays a central role in understanding and quantifying the risks associated with coastal zones.
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16 November 2022
10:00 – 16:30 GMT
8 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1AE
Video of DyeTector in Operation in Caspian Sea
OceanTools Ltd is delighted to share video footage of the D8 DyeTector operating in the Caspian Sea. The footage provided by their customer UBOC in Baku shows the discharging of the 20” pipeline hydro test water at a depth of 60m. A successful leak test was undertaken at stable pressure and temperature. Shown in the video is the purge of the dye solution from the pipeline, carried out to check the correct functioning of the DyeTector. The excitation of the dye is clearly visible at the point where the purge water intersects with the ray of UV light.
Brian Hector, Technical Sales Manager at OceanTools said “We worked closely with the customer to provide the best solution for their requirements with the client choosing to use the D8 DyeTector along with OceanTools C-Dye 370 UV dye. The DyeTector and C-Dye performed flawlessly together so another successful job and another happy customer!”.
The customer, Ian McLeod Commissioning Manager of UBOC said “The original intent was to dewater into a purpose-built lagoon and then transport the pipeline hydro test water away to be disposed of. The cost of the lagoon would be $1million. As we finalized the design and construction, we realized we didn’t need to add a chemical cocktail into our hydro test water but we did still require to add a sea dye.
We looked into dewatering the marine pipeline into the Caspian at landfall but the Caspian Region Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources would not permit us to add a normal fluorescent sea dye which typically is a fluorescent green, so we had to find a clear sea dye and that is where OceanTools came to our rescue in providing not only the colourless sea dye but the ROV mounted detection equipment. OceanTools kindly agreed to supply us with a sample of the dye that was tested in Baku and found to comply fully with local rules and regulations as required by MENR. I cannot say anything but good about the advice in product selection, service, product and detection equipment supplied by OceanTools”.
The D8 DyeTector employs high-power focussed LED light to create a concentrated beam that is tuned to a specific wavelength to cause maximum fluorescence of the dye. Detection electronics employ advanced amplification technology to amplify even the smallest amounts of fluorescence from the agitated dye molecules. DyeTectors are typically around 100 times as sensitive as the human eye.
Further details of the D8 DyeTector and the full range of leak detection systems can be found on the OceanTools website.
Click here to watch the DyeTector D8 in operation in Caspian Sea.
Job Advert: SAMS Group hiring Marine Environmental Consultant / Project Manager
Marine Environmental Consultant / Project Manager
- Contract Type: Full Time (37hrs per week), Permanent
- Salary Range: £30,497- £38,587 per annum (Grade 5/6 )
- Location: SAMS Enterprise Ltd, Malin House, Oban
SAMS Group, based in Oban, is seeking to appoint a Consultant/Project Manager to join their Enterprise unit.
You will work closely with an established delivery team and research colleagues to connect SAMS research knowledge and expertise in the marine environment to commercial and regulatory sectors. SAMS are looking for a consultant with a background in marine science who is able to deliver across a number of areas within the SAMS Enterprise consultancy, but experience in marine social licencing or blue carbon would be of particular interest.
Typical responsibilities of the role include:
- Project delivery
- Opportunity generation
- Tender preparation
- Consultancy
- Quality Assurance
Ideally, you will be educated to postgraduate level in marine/environmental sciences as well as have relevant work experience as a project manager/consultant where you will utilise your experience to carry out marine environmental consultancy duties. The role will also require project management and delivery, customer account management, quality assurance, opportunity generation and, when requested, tender preparation. You will report to the Senior Project Manager and work alongside a dedicated project management team and business development colleagues. Training and guidance will be provided, where required.
As a highly motivated self-starter with excellent communication and organisational skills, you will enjoy the challenge of working at the interface of scientific research, industrial challenges and evidence-based policymaking.
For further information, please visit www.sams.ac.uk/vacancies
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected] quoting Job Ref. ‘SE3/22.MH’ in the subject heading
Closing date for all applications is 19th December 2022 and Interviews will be held by mid-January 2023.
ECA Group and iXblue join forces and become Exail
Following the acquisition of iXblue by Group Gorgé at the end of September, ECA Group and iXblue announced that both companies will be operating under a new joint brand: Exail.
With this alliance, Exail becomes a global high-tech industrial champion specializing in cutting-edge robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics technologies. Combining complementary technological expertise and geographical footprint with a strong legacy of innovation, Exail provides its global base of customers with cutting-edge in-house manufactured technologies ranging from components and sensors to products and complex systems.
Finalising this alliance between ECA Group and iXblue around a shared brand is strategic for Fabien Napolitano, CEO of iXblue:
"Joining forces under a joint brand allows us to become a major global player capable of addressing new and larger markets, but also to federate our 1500 employees around the same banner. Together, we will keep pushing back the frontiers of science to take our technological excellence to new heights. The new synergies created with Exail open up unlimited prospects for the development of new products and systems that will continue to push back technological limits and expand our customers capabilities.”
For Dominique Giannoni, CEO of ECA Group, this new joint brand will help respond to the major challenges of our time:
“Our world is facing many challenges, whether they are security, environmental or societal. At Exail, we are convinced that the development of disruptive technologies will enable us to rise to these new challenges. By mastering cutting-edge technologies, we are at the heart of our clients' most complex missions. Whatever the environment, our robust components, products and systems will provide them with the utmost performance, reliability and safety, while our global team will support them as they face the most complex challenges, from the deep sea to outer space. Together, we will continue to create innovative solutions that help explore new territories, and we look forward to continuing to serve our customers and partners with our new enlarged offer.”
Teledyne announces new Ladybug6 cameras for high accuracy 360-degree spherical image capture
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions is pleased to announce the all new Ladybug6— the latest addition to its field proven Ladybug series. Ladybug6 is the leading high-resolution camera designed to capture 360-degree spherical images from moving platforms in all-weather conditions. Its industrial grade design and out-of-the-box factory calibration produces 72 Megapixel (MP) images with pixel values that are spatially accurate within +/- 2 mm at 10-meter distance.
“The new Teledyne Ladybug6 is designed for mobile mapping and all-weather inspection projects requiring excellent image quality and high resolution,” said Mike Lee, Senior Product Manager at Teledyne FLIR. “With the addition of Ladybug6, we are now pleased to offer a wider variety of spherical cameras with higher resolutions ranging from 30 MP to 72 MP.”
The new Ladybug6 builds on Teledyne’s machine vision heritage with increased image resolution, enhanced on-board processing, and robust IP67-rated connectors. Building on the field proven Ladybug5+, the Ladybug6 captures, compresses, and transmits 8-bit or 12-bit pixel data delivering outstanding images across a wide range of lighting conditions with excellent color response, low noise, and a high dynamic range. Designed from the ground up to capture images from moving platforms in outdoor environments, the Ladybug6 features a wide operating temperature range (-30° C to 50° C), support for additional Global Navigation Satellite Systems, and trigger control by hardware or software with advanced APIs for complete camera control.
Ladybug6 cameras are engineered to deliver high-accuracy, high-resolution, and dependable results for applications such as HD mapping, asset management, roadside inspection, panoramic street image production for street view, road surveying, heritage scanning, building management, among several others.
Key Features:
- Captures 72 Megapixel images with spatial accuracy of +/- 2 mm at 10-meter distance
- Frame rates of up to 29.9 FPS at 4K resolution, 15 FPS at 72 MP
- Wide operating temperature range of -30° C to 50° C
- IP65 rating with industrial grade IP67 rated connectors
- Support for additional Global Navigation Satellite Systems
- Excellent color response, low noise, and a high dynamic range
- Captures, compresses, and transmits 8-bit or 12-bit pixel data
- Feature rich and user-friendly Ladybug SDK
- All-metal body with 2-year warranty
For more information about Ladybug6 models visit the website.
Boxfish ROV future-proofed with autonomous capability
New Zealand underwater robotics company Boxfish Research announces that their remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are now autonomous-capable, allowing customers to future-proof their vehicle investment. The capability to upgrade the Boxfish ROV platform to perform autonomous and semi-autonomous tasks promises to deliver better data, enhanced survey repetition and increased efficiency in underwater operations.
Robotic technology, automation and artificial intelligence are playing an increasing role in subsea operations and offshore industries with the growth of autonomous systems and unattended facilities. In industrial ROV operations, there is enormous scope to utilise autonomy to perform repetitive tasks, such as submerged asset inspections across time, subsea surveys, and scientific research.
Semi-autonomous ROV navigation can increase efficiency and minimise human errors in subsea asset inspection. For example, once an ROV operator has navigated an inspection route, the vehicle could repeat the examination autonomously, allowing an onshore operator to compare ‘identical’ video and sensor data across time to identify anomalies. Alternatively, operating in fully-autonomous mode, an upgraded Boxfish ROV could be pre-programmed by scientists to explore a body of water, systematically collecting research data via attached ROV sensors.
Boxfish Research is manufacturing its ROVs with an autonomous capability to ensure its clients benefit from this developing technology. The necessary support is now in place, making upgrading a Boxfish ROV in the future to a hybrid autonomous vehicle as simple as dropping in some new hardware and installing software.
“Boxfish Research is proud to continue its tradition of cutting-edge innovation by introducing an autonomous capability to their ROV platform,” says Craig Anderson, Co-Founder of Boxfish Research. “Our robust and flexible Boxfish ROV is the optimal underwater vehicle for hybrid autonomy due to its six-degree-of-freedom of operation, a large complement of sensor options and exceptional imaging capabilities.”
Job Advert: Nortek UK hiring Sales Support Engineer
Nortek designs, develops and produces scientific instruments that apply the Doppler principle to underwater acoustics in order to measure water in motion, such as currents and waves.
Job Role
Your main task will be to support the Nortek UK sales team in promoting Nortek’s instrumentation across a broad range of market segments. You will be involved in the sales process from lead generation to after sales support which requires good organization and communication skills throughout. Ensuring client satisfaction and upholding Nortek’s values of being Smart, Innovative and Responsive underpin Norteks approach to sales.
Additionally, within this Sales Support Engineer role, you will be responsible for processing sales orders and documentation, providing regular and informative updates on orders to customers and colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
- Process sales leads
- Collaborate with the sales team
- Handle sales of spare parts and accessories
- Support sales team in handling RMAs and provide updates as necessary
- Monitor customer accounts and take the appropriate action
- Ensure the information contained within the CRM is accurate and reliable at all times
- Handle shipments to and from Nortek including import/export documentation
- Interface between Nortek support and customers to ensure high quality after sales support
- Attend client meetings with the Sales Team and provide support as necessary
- Provide support for events, demonstrations, and training seminars
- Engage with clients to assess equipment needs and determine requirements
Qualifications/Requirements
- A relevant degree in engineering, science or business from a recognised university
- Ability to handle multiple projects at once
- An inquisitive mind and desire to continuously improve
Behaviour skills
- Achieve customer satisfaction through engagement and delivery of best possible end to end service
- Strong IT and communication skills
- Cooperate well with others and participates willingly in team activities and discussions
- Delivers professional service with a customer first attitude
This is a full time position. Based in Norteks Southampton office, reporting directly to the Nortek UK Director. Full training will be provided. Some travel is expected in this role including to Nortek AS in Oslo, Norway.
Click here to apply.
ECO Magazine marks ten-year anniversary with editorial team changes
ECO Magazine (ECO), a leading trade publication reporting from the frontlines of applied marine environmental science, announced details of its newly restructured editorial team in the run up to its tenth year in circulation. The changes were announced by ECO’s publisher, Technology Systems Corporation (TSC) and include the appointment of a new editor, Haley McQueen, who joins TSC from FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. McQueen will assume the post on November 7 from the current editor Kira Coley, who, after four highly productive years at the helm, has left to pursue other opportunities.
McQueen will be supported by ECO’s world-recognized editorial board members, as well as the appointment of Ed Freeman, the current managing editor of Ocean News & Technology (ON&T) - TSC’s flagship ocean industries publication - to ECO’s editorial team.
“We are delighted to welcome Haley to TSC’s editorial team,” Freeman said. “Over the last decade, ECO’s editorial staff have worked diligently to curate the industry news, profile groundbreaking marine research, document relevant policy changes, and track the emerging commercial opportunities shaping the blue economy. I am confident that Haley’s in-field experience as a marine scientist and her honed skills as a journalist make her the ideal ambassador for the ECO Magazine.”
Speaking of the announcement, ECO Magazine’s new editor Haley McQueen commented: “I am thrilled to be joining TSC as ECO Magazine fast approaches this important ten-year milestone. I look forward to bringing our readers and advertising partners ever closer to the emerging science-related trends and topics set to define the next decade of marine exploration.”
Also new for 2023 is the introduction of ECO’s “Deep Dive” series, a three-part sequence of digital-only Special Editions that offer a more in-depth look at a particular field of ocean science, with Oceanography being the theme for 2023. The Deep Dive editions will be supported by the usual quarterly print editions, the topics of which next year will cover Ocean Exploration, Bio-resilient Coasts, Multidisciplinary Environmental Projects, and Fisheries & Aquaculture.
Impact Subsea announces new addition to the ISS360 Sonar range - the ISS360HD
The ISS360HD offers a 1° acoustic angular resolution, 2.5mm range resolution and a distance measurement range in excess of 100 meters/328 feet. The sonar is depth rated to 6,000 meters / 19,685 feet and comes in a very compact form factor.
The ISS360HD has a very wide operational acoustic bandwidth capability; 600 to 900kHz which is fully utilised through CHIRP (Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse) technology. The wide bandwidth linear CHIRP allows for an excellent range resolution of 2.5mm when using the full bandwidth.
A narrow acoustic beam, combined with a very short range resolution allows for extremely high definition imagery to be produced. This makes the ISS360HD ideal for work class ROV operations with excellent range capability and ability to identify targets in zero visibility. The form factor of the sonar also opens this capability up to even the smallest of observation class ROVs.
In addition to the long range and high resolution capabilities, the ISS360HD benefits from an inductively coupled transducer. This means there are no slip rings within the sonar – so there are no components to wear out and require periodic replacement.
The sonar optionally comes with an integrated pitch and roll sensor, allowing accurate attitude readings to be provided. This is a very useful capability when deploying the sonar using a tripod to ensure level positioning. The integrated pitch and roll sensor is also a useful additional sensor reading for some underwater vehicles.
In terms of connectivity, the ISS360HD benefits from serial (RS232 and RS485) and also ethernet communications. When using ethernet communications, the sonar has been found to scan up to six times faster than other, competing serial only based sonars. This provides a significant benefit when using the sonar for underwater vehicle obstacle avoidance purposes.
The ISS360HD operates with the Impact Subsea seaView V3 software, allowing seamless use alongside the Impact Subsea Altimeter, Depth Sensor, AHRS sensor and FMD system.
For those wishing to use the ISS360HD sonar with an autonomous underwater vehicle, a Software Development Kit is freely available to allow direct integration of the sonar.
To learn more about the ISS360HD, please click here.
Expedition launching to study the Colossal Squid in Antarctica
A collaborative effort spearheaded by ocean non-profit KOLOSSAL is underway between a polar tourism vessel, underwater technologists, and marine biologists, to repeatedly deploy deep sea cameras into the Southern Ocean to try and uncover the biological mysteries of the colossal squid. The goal is to find and study the colossal squid before 2025, the hundred-year anniversary of the first discovery of the species. The groups have launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the expedition until Nov. 17 with the Experiment Foundation, and so far have reached 75% of their nearly $15,000 stretch goal.
The colossal squid is the largest invertebrate in the world, and one of the largest ocean predators. It has the largest eye in the animal kingdom, about the size of a dinner plate. It could weigh as much as 750 kg (1,650 lb.) or more, and the total length is ~10-12 meters (~30-40 ft.). It is believed to live primarily in the deep sea in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. Only a few whole specimens have been found, and it's never been observed in its natural habitat, the deep sea.
"The colossal squid is an oversized poster species for how little we know about the ocean," said Matt Mulrennan, Marine Scientist, an organizer of the expedition and Founder, CEO of ocean exploration nonprofit KOLOSSAL. "It's the largest invertebrate on our planet, with the world's biggest eye, hooked tentacles, and likely glows in the dark, does it get any cooler than that?"
The team is surveying locations in the Antarctic Peninsula onboard the tourism vessel Ocean Endeavour operated by Intrepid Travel to observe the colossal squid's behavior, and raise awareness about conservation priorities for the Southern Ocean. Some basic questions the expedition could answer about the colossal squid: How large do they grow? What is their most preferred habitat? Do adult females spawn near the surface? How does it use its massive eye (offense or defense)? Is it attracted to lighted displays? How does it use bioluminescence?
"We're thrilled that our technology will be used to attract and possibly capture footage of the elusive colossal squid, especially as we approach the 100-year anniversary of the first discovery of this species,' said Chad Collett, Founder, CEO, at SubC Imaging.
Groups Involved:
- KOLOSSAL - An ocean exploration and conservation non-profit based in Venice, CA.
- SubC Imaging - A global leader in developing innovative subsea cameras, systems, lights and lasers that generate complete imaging solutions.
- Intrepid Travel - The largest small group adventure company in the world.
- Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland - Canada's most comprehensive center for education, training, applied research and industrial support for the ocean industries.
- Chimu Adventures - A specialist travel operator with over 20 years of experience in Antarctica, the Arctic, and Latin & South America.
