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DATA & AUTONOMY

Renderings of the Hyke ferry

Images courtesy Hyke Ferry

SeapiX-C is one product that exempli? es efforts to maintain bathymetric information and information from the barge plat- development and ? nd new ocean based markets. SeapiX-C is form. Additional indicators display information such as the 3D volume sonar originally developed for the ? shing industry. distance between the platform legs and the seabed.

The newest iteration offers wide coverage (up to 10,000 m2 With dredging, this new sonar enables real-time monitoring at 30m range) and real-time georeferenced static bathymetry of construction or maintenance. This can prevent ineffective capabilities to marine works operators for instant monitoring or out-of-spec work. The new app does not require a special- and decision-making. It provides seabed mapping that is more ized surveyor, and all acquired data is integrated and displayed ef? cient, ? exible and safer than previous applications. Exail within existing software.

writes that it will be increasingly valuable for dredging and

Hyke Ferries and Swarm Technology deploying jack-up barges, two types of vessels critical for off- shore wind projects. “Swarm technology” was part of a discussion titled “New

Maneuverability is extremely limited with jack-ups. It’s Propulsion Systems For Low-Carbon Shipping.” The phrase important to know exactly where the platform legs are posi- was used by Jason MacFarlane, Chief Technology Of? cer, tioned. Currently, placement is a challenging undertaking be- Hyke, based in Norway. Hyke is working on “the next genera- cause the legs are deployed blindly using seabed information tion of waterborne mobility.” Its goal: to “upgrade ferries into found on pre-lay survey maps and the ocean ? oor could have the modern world.” shifted since those maps became available. Hyke’s ferries are solar-powered electric vessels designed

SeapiX-C enables an operator to directly see, in real time, with intelligent dockside charging solutions and autonomous where the jack-up legs are being set. New software displays technologies. Hyke’s eventual goal is for completely autono- 24 January/February 2023

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