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October 30, 2023

University of Malta Survey Project

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We are delighted to participate in this project supported by the Maltese National Space Fund and the European Space Agency, to survey the coastline of the Maltese Island to test the viability of a workflow for obtaining a new bathymetric layer from satellite derived information.


March 16, 2023

Focus on what matters to you when reviewing a spec sheet

Multibeam echosounders are defined by technical features that are specific to acoustic devices. Some of the technical terms may not initially be intuitive even to surveyors. The objective of this document is to define each technical term to help you understand the importance and implication of each of those concepts in the…


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March 29, 2023

MBES can’t be IHO compliant and here is why

MBES and the IHO SP44 Standards for Hydrographic Surveys The International Hydrographic Organisation, based in Monaco, published the 5th edition of Special Publication No 44 Standards for Hydrographic Surveys in February 2008.  SP44 sets forth the minimum standards for survey accuracy. By 2008, multibeam echosounders had been well established as standard equipment for hydrographic…


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March 29, 2023

Tips for surveying over soft & muddy bottoms

Many surveys are in areas that are less than ideal for acoustics.  These types of areas have seafloors that are soft and comprised mostly of mud as opposed to sand or gravel. The multibeam transmitter emits an acoustic pulse that reflects mostly off of the bottom and back to the…


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