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Event Spotlight transmitting and communicating ever Survey Support Group at Sonardyne the dif? culties associated with taking increasing amounts of marine data and ,and Blair Cunningham - President of marine renewable energy systems into the software and techniques required for Technology and Divisional CEO of Coda increasingly challenging environments. enhanced data analysis, visualization Octopus Products, emphasizes emerging Also on Thursday is the Navigation and management. techniques and technologies for marine and Positioning track. Chaired by Xavier

The ? rst part of the Unmanned imaging and metrology, including using Montazel - Vice President, Director of

Vehicles and Vessels track, chaired by real time imaging for signi? cant cost Navigation Systems Business Unit at

Steve Hall - CEO of SUT; Dan Hook reduction and operational ef? ciency in iXblue, and Walter Jardine - Upstream - Managing Director of ASV Global; offshore and construction activities. Survey and Positioning Authority, and Prof Russell Wynn - Chief Scientist A key focus on Thursday, March 15 is BP. This forum will look at the latest of NOC’s Marine Autonomous and the Marine Renewables track, chaired techniques and technologies for

Robotic Systems, will focus on the latest by Dr. Zoe Roberts - Senior Metocean navigation and positioning in a marine innovative developments and novel Analyst at Vattenfall Wind Power (UK) science, research and operational applications in marine autonomous ,and Dr. Stephen Wyatt - Research and context.

systems. Part two follows on Thursday, Disruptive Innovation Director at the covering the same themes. Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

What’s New?

Another new conference track, It will the technology required to There are a number of new aspects

Underwater Imaging and Metrology, safely develop, install and maintain in the pipeline for Oi18. The Ocean chaired by Simon Water? eld - Head of offshore renewable infrastructure and ICT Expo, is a new parallel event

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