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36MTRJuly/August2011 THE MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER 100Kongsberg Maritime provides solutions for shipping, off-shore, oil & gas, subsea, navy, coastal marine and fisheries, maritimetraining, port and harbor surveillance industries. The company delivers sys- tems for positioning, surveying, navi- gation and automation, and is a mar-ket leader in dynamic positioning sys-tems, automation and surveillance systems, process automation, satellite navigation and hydroacoustics. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company maintains a presence in 25 countries. Kongsberg Maritimes subsea department devel- ops and markets underwater position- ing and navigation, including HPRand HiPAP systems and inertial navi- gation, through Hydroacoustic Aided Inertial Naviagation, the HAIN sys- tems.Kongsberg designs transponders for use in any water depth and any of theLBL, SBL, SSBL or combined princi-ples. The company also specializes in underwater cameras, horizontal and vertical acoustic telemetry, acoustic BOP emergency controls, hydro- graphic single- and multi-beam preci- sion echo sounders, hydrographic data processing software, integrated instrumentation systems, and active sonars. Kongsberg products are designed for Littoral Warfare and brown water operations. Subsea product development and manufacturing takes place inAberdeen, Horten and Vancouver. Technology Profile Kongsberg Maritimes multibeam echo sounder systems for seabedmapping include models for all waterdepths. In addition to the Horten facility, Kongsberg Mesotech's Vancouver facility is responsible for the design and manufacture of under- water acoustic products, including imaging and profiling mechanically scanned sonars, multi-beam imagingsonars, and altimeters.Kongsberg Maritime offers map- ping systems, providing survey solu- tions including multibeam echosounders connected to positioningequipment, heading and motionsensing instruments, and sound velocity sensors in order to position the soundings correctly. The entire package, including software, is designed, manufactured, and often installed by Kongsberg Maritime. The company also develops under- water cameras and AUV develop- ment, counting several navies and several survey companies as cus- tomers of its HUGIN AUV. The AUV has been used for a variety of civilian and military applications, including:?High-resolution high-speed seabed mapping and imaging ?Ocean exploration and \ monitoring ?Marine geological survey ?Inspection of underwater engi- neering structures and pipelines ?Mine countermeasures - MCM ?Rapid environmental assessment - REA / Battlespace access ?Anti-submarine warfare - ASW Kongsbergs Global Reach Kongsberg MaritimeStrandpromenaden 50, Horten, Norway Tel: +47 33 03 41 00 Fax: +47 33 04 47 53Email: subsea@ kongsberg.com Website: www.kongsberg.com / www.km.kongsberg.com President: Geir Håøy (Kongsberg Maritime) Facility: Kongsberg Maritime ? Horten and Kongsberg, Norway, Aberdeen, Scotland; Kongsberg Seatex ? Trondheim, Norway Kongsberg Mesotech ? Vancouver Testing Capabilities: ? Simrad Echo test boat and large pool in Horten Norway ? Test tank in Port Coquitlam and a test barge in Port Moody. Number of employees: 2,730 (in 25 countries)Annual Sales 2010: $1.1B