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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 55Valeport?s New Altimeter Valeport announced its latest innovation, the VA500 Altimeter. The VA500 is dubbed as new technology for under- water positioning in offshore applications, using a state-of-the- art signal processing system with a 500kHz broadband trans- ducer to provide stable, repeatable readings to a resolution of 1mm over a range of 0.2m-100m. With a range of power sup- ply options and both analogue and digital outputs, the VA500 offers great flexibility for the needs of the ROV, AUV and hydrographic community. Digital RS232 and RS485 inter- faces, as well as analogue 0-5V and 0-10V outputs are fitted as standard. The VA500 will interface to the Valeport Bathypack and those of other manufacturers. As an option, the VA500 may be fitted with a high accuracy (0.01%) pressure sensor, as used in Valeport?s MiniIPS (Intelligent Pressure Sensor. www.valeport.co.uk Atlas Elektonik EnhancesSeaFox SystemAtlas Elektonik has teamed with ECS Special Projects Ltd. to exclu- sively provide the EOD tool COBRA for the ATLAS SeaFox System. The COBRA (Clip-On BX-90 Re-load- able Assembly) can be fitted to thereusable SeaFox vehicle offering Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) capability from surface to 300m. Combined with the Rigid-hullInflatable Boat (RHIB) based SeaFox VSW version COBRA provides a hard-kill disposal capability which can be delivered by remote means by MCM Expeditionary Forces. With COBRA ATLAS is also able to satisfy the market demand for a cost effec- tive historical ordnance disposal capa- bility and offer multiple target prose- cution/multiple target initiation by remote means which makes the whole SeaFox System unique. CARIS: Free Trial of New Software With the latest release of Spatial Fusion Enterprise v5.6 CARIS offers a free trial of its web mapping soft- ware allowing you to experience first- hand its capabilities. Along with sev-eral new and improved features, Spatial Fusion Enterprise has imple- mented the latest View and Feature Download Services in line with the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) directive. The objective of this release is to provide hydrographic charting agencies with the software tools needed to share their data interoperably. To request your free trial of Spatial Fusion Enterprise visit www.caris.com/products/sfe/free.cfm or Email free@ caris.com Enhanced OPTIMOORBMT ARGOSS announced a partnership with Tension Technology International (TTI) to develop improved functionality of the OPTIMOOR mooring analy-sis computer program. OPTI- MOOR is designed as an easy-to-use tool for use by vessel and ter- minal personnel, as well as port designers and naval architects. It uses the OCIMF recommenda- tions and procedures and includes OCIMF wind and current coeffi- cients for tanker moorings. The new module will draw on BMT ARGOSS?s high quality specialist engineering consultancy and oper-ational and web-based services in the fields of Ships, Ports, MetOcean data and the dynamic response of vessels. It will allow OPTIMOOR to make accuratepredictions in locations exposed to high wave energy and make OPTI- MOOR even better suited to sim- ulation of ship-to-ship transfers.MTR#9 (50-64):MTR Layouts 11/29/2011 9:34 AM Page 55