Exploring the Future of Underwater Surveys. On the 5th of February 2024, BlueZone Group successfully completed the first demonstration with the SEABER YUCO-SCAN micro-AUV at Lake Macquarie, NSW. This demonstration showcased the micro-AUV’s capabilities in the Australian environment, highlighting the latest underwater autonomous survey technology. The trials at Lake Macquarie specifically featured the YUCO-SCAN micro-AUV, […]
BlueZone travels to Denmark to undertake training at Teledyne Reson In July 2022, BlueZone Group’s Electrical Engineer, Curtis Schur and Senior Technician, Grant Maddison travelled to Denmark to undertake training for the latest Teledyne Reson acoustic technology. Exercises for the acoustic technology included the maintenance and upgrades of the software systems. During the visit, Curtis […]
BlueZone were honoured to host the Fellows of ATSE The fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering (ATSE) visited BlueZone Group at our site in Newcastle NSW in April 2022. It was an honour to talk to our guests about our company and our projects, as well as to hear their fascinating stories. […]
Comparison of sonar performance on multiple targets In April 2022 BlueZone Group hosted Teledyne Marine representatives for a demonstration conducted in Sydney Harbour showing obstacle avoidance, target detection, and bathymetric capabilities of the RESON F30 and T51 Multibeam Systems. Multiple targets, including mine-like objects, were deployed by customers which were all successfully detected by both […]
An Expo showing Hydrography of the Future BlueZone Group attended the highly successful Hydrospatial expo in Cairns QLD during February 2022. The event was a fantastic display of what can be expected in the future of hydrography. Andrew Hazell of BlueZone said of the expo “it was an outstanding event bringing together uniform and industry, […]
Versatile WAM-V for Ocean Science Research Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Great Barrier Reef The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), in partnership with Queensland University of Technology, has used a WAM-V Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) manufactured by Marine Advanced Robotics to conduct an acoustic and optical survey of John Brewer Reef […]
SeaBat® F30 High Resolution Forward-looking Multibeam Sonar Demo Unique dual frequency sonar with 2D imaging and 3D FLS bathymetry BlueZone with partners Teledyne Reson has completed a demonstration of the SeaBat® F30 High-Resolution Forward-looking Multibeam Sonar at Pittwater in NSW. The SeaBat® 3D mode provides range, bearing, and vertical incidence angle for all echoes with […]
Survey Motor Boat Fleet Re-equips with Teledyne Reson SeaBat® T50-P 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 RAN Hydrographic Service. The Survey Motor Boat (SMB) fleet will begin outfit of SeaBat T50 beginning […]
Z-Boat Unmanned Vehicles as a Force Multiplier The Teledyne Oceanscience Z-Boat is a low-cost but powerful force multiplier, providing the capability of a small boat manned by one or two people in a much smaller platform and with endurance only limited by battery power. Integration of a Multi Beam Echo Sounder such as the Teledyne […]
ClearSignal® Treatment for SeaBat® T50-P Multibeam Sonar BlueZone Group has completed the first ClearSignal® treatment of a Teledyne Reson SeaBat® T50-P Multibeam Sonar. The SeaBat® T50-P is the new addition to the leading SeaBat® T-series product range engineered from the ground up. Combined with the Portable Sonar Processor the SeaBat® T50-P provides unprecedented survey data, […]
