Supercharging Autonomy at the MEWG A clear theme of the Maritime Environment Working Group (MEWG) recently conducted in Canberra was that Navy capability for Autonomous Underwater Systems needs to be “super-charged”. Autonomous Systems and marine robotics offer significant benefits to the Navy’s desire to maintain a technology edge and to remove personnel from the “dull, […]
Priming Grant for BlueZone Group in Trenchless Technology BlueZone Group was pleased to join with 38 other recipients in the award of an Australian Government Priming Grant, offered under the Global Connections Fund of the National Innovation and Science Agenda. The purpose of the Priming Grants is to enhance collaboration specifically between Australian small to […]
Autonomous Oceans: Past, Present and Future BlueZone Group was pleased to support the SSSI NSW Hydrography Commission and Young Professionals to explore and discover how technology is changing the way we see the oceans. In an event “Autonomous Oceans: Past, Present and Future” members heard from start-ups patenting their equipment and young professionals looking to […]
SeaBotix SmartFlight™ vLBV 300 Demo In Australia 30 July to 10 August 2018 BlueZone Group is pleased to announce the demonstration of Teledyne SeaBotix SmartFlight™ Automated Navigation at locations in Australia between 30 July and 10 August 2018. SmartFlight™ adds automated functions to the SeaBotix vLBV ROV and is available as an integrated option on new and […]
Speed is often the Enemy of Safe and Efficient Mine Disposal When asked to provide an overview of the challenges facing alternative mine countermeasure techniques, Royal Navy veteran Neil Hodges, CEO of the Australian firm BlueZone Group, which specialises in robotics and mechatronics for use in coastal seas and deep ocean and 40% of whose […]
SeaBotix and BlueView Simulator for Efficient Operator Training The Royal Canadian Navy operates a total of six Teledyne SeaBotix simulators with BlueView multibeam sonar across three national locations. The simulator capability includes simulation of dual vehicle missions and a range of training content for Navy ROV pilots, including: • High fidelity BlueView multibeam sonar • […]
SeaBat® Sonars Delivered to RAN Hydrographic Service BlueZone Group is pleased to be providing continued support for the delivery of Teledyne Reson T50 SeaBat Multi-Beam Echo Sounders (MBES) to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Hydrographic Service. BlueZone GM Oceanographic and Hydrographic, Mark Hegarty, said “the SeaBat® T50 is the new addition to the leading SeaBat® […]
Q-View 2.0 Quality Assessment and Discharge Results All-in-One Report Teledyne RDI Reps is pleased to announce the release of their newly updated Q-View QA/QC software, now designated as Q-View 2.0. RDI has made extensive enhancements to this software based on customer feedback.The first version of Q-View was heavily focused on assessing the quality of data […]
IMOS Rides a Technology Wave BlueZone Group welcomes the great support for marine science to be included in the May Federal Budget, 2018. Two of the high priority recommendations in the National Marine Science Plan have been addressed including expanding the operations of RV Investigator and funding for Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) infrastructure and […]
Benthos Acoustic Modems Meet NATO’s New JANUS Interoperability Standard Teledyne Benthos have announced that their Acoustic Modems Meet NATO’s New JANUS Interoperability Standard. Put simply, JANUS is an interoperable marine radio channel 16 for digital underwater communications devices. Over the past several years, the standard has been extensively tested at sea in exercises involving a […]
