Page 54: of Marine Technology Magazine (April 2006)

54 MTR April 2006

FREE INFORMATION on products is available online at www.maritimeequipment.com/mt products

Atlas Hydrographic

Echosounders

Atlas Hydrographic extended its

Atlas Deso range of survey echosounders with the introduction of a new advanced three-channel sys- tem featuring a networked Windows interface with associated software,

Atlas Deso 35. Available as a compact rack-mounted assembly for ease of installation or one that can be operat- ed direct from a PC, the system pro- vides full-size split-screen LCD dis- plays of port and starboard measure- ments with internal data storage.

Alternatively the Atlas Deso 35 can produce hard copy data via a high- resolution thermal paper recorder; both facilities are supplied as flexible modular enclosures complete with swivel-mounting hardware.

Additionally, Atlas Deso 35 very low frequency operation down to 3 kHz with a 3 kW power output enables enhanced sub-bottom penetration over depths down to 6,000m.

Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. xx15

C-MAX Deck Units

C-MAX introduces two new deck units for its CM2 Sidescan Sonar

System. The Sonar Transceiver (STR), with a laptop linked to its

USB interface, provides a compact and economical acquisition capabili- ty. As an alternative, the C-Case all- in-one weatherproof deck unit has been updated with a higher resolu- tion display and the ability to run

MaxView or third-party acquisition and mosaicing software. The C-Case has a revised splash proof keypad complemented by a Glidepoint pad.

MaxView has been completely revised with a new user interface and new plotter and survey planning facilities. Both the STR and the C-

Case versions of the CM2 come with a choice of robust dual-frequency

Sonar Systems & Seafloor Mapping

The British Royal Navy has the capability to speed up production of oceanographic charts, following an exchange program visit by an officer from the U.S.

Navy's Fleet Survey Team (FST) at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. In January and February, FST's Lt.

Cmdr. Deborah Mabey traveled the Mediterranean Sea aboard HMS Roebuck, a Royal Navy survey ship.

Mabey sailed aboard Roebuck from Malta to Monaco and Gibraltar, providing focused training and assisting

Royal Navy surveyors in the execution of hydrographic surveys. She aided in hydrographic data collection both ashore and aboard the ship's survey motorboat, and worked with her British counterparts in multibeam data collection and processing, tidal data collection, and the setup and testing of a new field processing system. In addition, Mabey wrote several standard operating pro- cedures the British can use to save time and increase effi- ciency in their data collection and processing.

Until now, British survey ships have gathered data at sea and only produced field bathymetric sheets while still in theater. Conversely, FST and survey ships in the

Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) fleet are able to produce field charts while still on the scene of the survey. Fleet Survey Team is a subordinate command to

NAVOCEANO, which falls under Commander, Naval

Meteorology and Oceanography Command. Both are also located at Stennis. Along with FST, they support the warfighter with relevant oceanographic data applied in areas including expeditionary forces, mine warfare and anti-submarine warfare.

Survey Exchange a Positive Experience

MTR#3 (49-64).qxd 4/7/2006 11:33 AM Page 54