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weighs 0.23 Kg (0.51 lbs.) and provides 150° horizontal by 120° vertical  eld of view in water. Combining the wide  eld of view with its low-light capability has created a perfect camera for day to day underwater applications. The Super Wide-i SeaCam is directly interchange- able with the standard Wide-i SeaCam and the Multi-SeaCam family of cam- eras.www.deepsea.com EdgeTech: Shallow Water SSS EdgeTech continues to see a growing number of interesting uses for its shal-low water sides scan sonars. Most re- cently, an EdgeTech 4125 Side Scan So- nar system was used to map the invasive milfoil grass in Lake Winnepesauke, NH. Since its accidental introduction to US waterways in the 1940s, Eurasian Milfoil has spread across North America to more than 45 states. Side scan sonar has become a tool that allows biologists to map the milfoil distribution and to monitor the spread of the milfoil using change detection techniques over time. www.edgetech.com BioSonics: Major Software Release Visual Habitat DT-X, a new version of a software program  rst released in May 2012 along with the MX echosounder as part of a new data collection, pro- cessing and visualization system for aquatic habitat assessment. BioSonics has provided its DT-X series of  sheries echosounders since 2002, with hundreds of current DT-X users worldwide. Un- til now, Visual Habitat was compatible only with MX echosounder data. Driven largely by client requests, BioSonics has now developed a specialized version of Visual Habitat software that will ac- cept hydroacoustic data collected with DT-X echosounders. This will enable the many DT-X users around the globe to utilize the unique features offered through Visual Habitat software. Visual Habitat DT-X software is available now for download on the BioSonics website, complete with a demonstration mode and sample data  les: biosonicsinc.com/ product-software-visual-habitat.asp. www.biosonics.com Frog Spit Keeps Divers? View Clear A new anti-fog formula which needs no rising or buf ng is now available for keeping divers? helmets clear while they work. The new formula, Frog Spit, is available through Analox Sensor Tech- nology, a designer and manufacturer of gas analysis equipment for the commer- cial diving industry. www.frogspit.net www.analox.net EMO Marine Technologies EMO Marine Technologies Ltd. is the latest addition to the technical pool of Nova Scotia marine companies. Spe- cializing in small form-factor, rugged, sub-sea  ber optic video and data mul- tiplexer systems, suitable for ROV (new builds and upgrades), and ocean obser- vation/moorings requiring serial data, Gigabit Ethernet and/or HD Video. [email protected] Kraken DataPod Kraken Sonar Systems announced Data- Pod, a removable data storage module for subsea marine applications. Ac- cording to the manufacturer, the unit combines the ease of use of Network Attached Storage with the reliability of a RAID array and solid state storage all in one compact unit. AUVs today are intelligence, surveillance and reconnais- sance platforms that gather enormous amounts of streaming data from an array of sensors. In underwater environments, acoustic communications for telemetry have limited bandwidth, so the desire to capture and store large amounts of data for post-mission analysis exists. As a result, most solutions require eas-ily removable and transportable storage devices. This ensures data can be read- ily delivered to the operator for post- mission review, enables users to reload and relaunch the AUV platform with new storage capacity quickly and avoids the lengthy downtime associated with downloading many terabytes of data from an AUV. www.krakensonar.com www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 87MTR #7 (82-96).indd 87MTR #7 (82-96).indd 878/23/2013 9:29:11 AM8/23/2013 9:29:11 AM