Hydrographic Trends UVS supported a combined Seminar/Workshop of the East Australian Region of the Australasian Hydrographic Society (AHS) in co-operation with the Survey & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) on Thursday 12th February 2015 at Doltone House at Darling Harbour Sydney. Formally opening the conference, Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie AO RANR noted trends in hydrographic survey […]
Solar Installation at BlueZone Group’s Newcastle Office The BlueZone Newcastle office is now “powered by the sun” following the installation and commissioning of a 10kW roof top mounted solar photovoltaic array. The system will generate reliable electricity for over 25 years and provide clean energy for both BlueZone and society in general. The system will […]
ADCPs in Action in Australia – 12 to 13 May 2015 – Gold Coast Join us at Southport Yacht Club on the Gold Coast for the third ADCPs in Action in Australia – mark your calendar and Register Here for the premier ADCP event in Australia! This year the event will be bigger than ever […]
BlueZone Group Congratulates CSIRO on the Arrival of RV Investigator BlueZone Congratulates CSIRO on the Welcome to Port of Australia’s new Marine National Facility ship RV Investigator. The Investigator will be used to expanded scientific capability of CSIRO to work on a number of projects including: • Building understanding of the dominant role of the […]
Moog Focal Slip Ring Repair Supports Fugro in MH370 Search The UVS Perth-based Moog Focal Slip Ring Service and Repair capability has been mobilised to meet an urgent request for support from Fugro Survey Pty Ltd to enable rapid turn-around of repairs for equipment used for the Malaysian Airlines MH370 search. “The Fugro Discovery arrived […]
DL25 in the Field in Far North Queensland The DL25 ADCP Extended Memory And Control (EMAC) has been deployed to support a Teledyne RDI Channel Master installed in a location on the Rankin Creek near Cairns in Far North Queensland. BlueZone (UVS) Engineer, Josh Berry, travelled to Cairns to assist Mark Randall, Senior Project Officer […]
Z-Boat for Remote Hydrographic Survey Applications Fast and safe survey of Shallow Water, Estuarine & Coastal Locations The Oceanscience Z-Boat 1800 is a fast, reliable, accurate, and surveyor-tested remote survey system. With an echosounder selected specifically for use on a remote vessel, the Z-Boat 1800 can be configured to suit every survey challenge and budget. […]
ADCP Ringing Test Procedure Teledyne RD Instruments (TRDI) has released a new procedure to check for “ringing” in WorkHorse ADCPs. This test checks for excessive ringing beyond the “normal” ringing that all ADCPs experience. When the WorkHorse ADCP transmits an acoustic pulse into the water, some of the transmitted energy is reflected back into the […]
Mobile Robotic Laboratory to Track Ocean Toxins The Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) is a robotic molecular laboratory that enables remote collection of samples from the ocean and testing to determine if species of algae are present and whether or not they are toxic. A rotating carousel loads a puck into the collection stage, where ocean […]
Congratulations to University of Newcastle Maritime RobotX Team UVS congratulates The University of Newcastle Maritime RobotX Team on their successful complete of the RobotX Challenge in Singapore in October. The Challenge saw the UON RobotX go up against some big name Universities from across the world with their entry that was one of the most […]
